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Former Union minister RCP Singh on Saturday quit Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal-United, hours after reports surfaced that the party has sought an explanation from him over allegations of corruption levelled by some unidentified workers.
Singh, a former national president of the JD-U who had to give up his cabinet berth following denial of another Rajya Sabha term by the party, made the announcement at a press conference he convened at his paternal home in Nalanda district.
JD(U) issues notice to party leader RCP Singh over “discrepancies in immovable properties registered from 2013-2022 in his name and that of his family.” The party has asked him to file his reply at the earliest. pic.twitter.com/bpbYinBQ99
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2022
“The allegations are a conspiracy by those who envied my getting inducted into the Union cabinet. I would like to tell them that those living in glass houses must not hurl stones at others. I also hereby give up my primary membership of the party,” he said.
Whenever my party workers or their family members have been in some trouble, I have offered help to them. If you have resentment against me, deal with me, RCP Singh told ANI
Lashing out at Nitish Kumar, RCP told ANI, He (Nitish Kumar) won’t even become the Prime Minister in seven lifetimes, let alone in this life: RCP Singh, when asked if Bihar CM Nitish Kumar wants to become the PM.
