The factional war within the LJP between Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Paras took a new turn with the revelation of a sexual assault case against Paswan’s cousin, Prince Raj Paswan.
In a three-page complaint to Delhi Police at Connaught Place Police Station, a woman alleged Prince Paswan sedated his drink in a Delhi hotel and sexually assaulted her. Police said the complaint was received and is being verified, but no FIR has yet been filed.
Asked about the woman’s allegations of sexual exploitation against her cousin Prince Paswan, one of the rebel lawmakers, Chirag Paswan said he advised them both to go to the police.
The LJP, facing problems since Ram Vilas Paswan’s disappearance, appeared to be heading for an implosion after Pashupati Paras and some rebel MPs ousted Chirag Paswan as party leader in Lok Sabha.
Paswan, who was also removed from his post as national chairman of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) after an emergency meeting of the LJP’s national working committee, said in a tweet that he had made efforts to maintain 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 kept faith in the party.
Paswan also shared a letter he wrote to Paras, his father’s younger brother, in March, in which he highlighted his uncle’s dissatisfaction with a number of issues, including his rise as president. party.
Alleging that the JDU was behind the division, Paswan, MP for Jamui, said: “The JDU, as a party, has always tried to divide the other parties that came forward to give them a fight. We are developing a legal way to respond to everything that has happened in the past few days. JDU is solely responsible for the current situation. “
Meanwhile, Paras hit back at Paswan saying, “You have to ask Chirag Paswan why he removed me from his post as president of the state. He did it even when he was not in power. We contested the Bihar elections under my supervision and the 6 MPs won. We received the highest percentage of votes according to the Election Commission report. “
Interestingly, both LJP factions have so far pledged loyalty to the BJP-led NDA, although neither the Saffron Party nor the JD (U) of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar blamed by Chirag supporters for the crisis have spoken on the issue. BJP state president Sanjay Jaiswal called the unrest within the LJP an “internal matter” of the party.
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