Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi met LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on his father’s first demise anniversary, at the same time as opposition events requested the Dalit chief to hitch his camp.
Senior BJP leaders and Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Mahendra Nath Pandey, RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav and CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury additionally met the younger chief to pay tribute to his father.
The former Union Minister of the battle and the voice of the downtrodden, the revered self. On the primary demise anniversary of Ram Vilas Paswan ji, by taking part in this system organized in New Delhi, paid tribute to him. pic.twitter.com/rpvZVSkJBW
Lalu Prasad Yadav (Lalu Prasad) 8 October 2021
Chirag Paswan mentioned his father loved wonderful private relations with politicians throughout occasion strains, which was underscored by the presence of members of the ruling BJP-led NDA in addition to opposition events.
Several different leaders together with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar additionally despatched their condolence messages, he mentioned.
He reiterated his occasion’s demand for the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor for his father, who was a part of a number of governments led by rival coalitions at varied occasions. The younger MP thanked the Modi authorities for conferring the Padma Bhushan award on his father.
Gandhi visited Paswan’s Janpath residence, which was his father Ram Vilas Paswan’s house, and frolicked with him and his relations as folks paid tribute to one of many tallest Dalit leaders, who handed away final 12 months. had gone.
In a tweet, Gandhi mentioned, “Heartfelt tributes to Ram Vilas Paswan on his first demise anniversary. He additionally met Lalu Prasad Yadav on this event. Glad to see him in good well being. Gandhi’s go to to the LJP chief comes amid the rising distance between him and the BJP, when the ruling occasion left him for an additional LJP faction, now renamed the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar. Paras, who was a Union Minister.
Heartfelt tributes on the primary demise anniversary of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan ji.
I additionally met Lalu Prasad Yadav ji on this event. Nice to see them wholesome. pic.twitter.com/y8jqH4HzF4
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 8 October 2021
Opposition leaders in Bihar, together with RJD president Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav, are urging Chirag Paswan to hitch their camp.
However, sources mentioned that not a lot ought to be examine Gandhi’s go to at Paswan’s residence as he had invited leaders of varied events.
Leaders of varied events together with BJP and RJD have been current at a operate held in Patna final month.
Chirag Paswan, nonetheless, retains his playing cards near his chest, insisting that his speedy precedence is to construct his personal occasion.
A pointy critic of Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, he has been much less vocal in attacking the BJP and has at occasions praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
