A day after five of the six Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MPs in the Lok Sabha joined hands against their leader Chirag Paswan, he has been removed from the post of party national president by the rebel MPs. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of LJP national working committee on Tuesday.
The rebel MPs said Paswan has been removed in keeping with the principle 'One Man, One Post'.
Paswan's uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, who led the rebellion by the MPs, is expected to be elected the new chief by the end of the week. Till then, Suraj Bhan Singh will act as the interim president of the party.
There are also reports that the rebels will attempt to remove Paswan as the leader of the LJP parliamentary board as well.
Meanwhile, in his first reaction after his uncle Paras ousted him, Paswan, on Tuesday, likened the organisation to a mother who should not be "betrayed".
In a tweet, he said he made efforts to keep the party founded by his father Ram Vilas Paswan and his family together, but failed. People are supreme in a democracy, Paswan said and thanked those who have kept faith in the party.
He also shared a letter he had written to Paras, the youngest brother of his father, in March in which he had highlighted his uncle's unhappiness over a number of issues, including his elevation as the party president.
—With PTI inputs
