Bihar BJP leader served notice for comments on Nitish
The Hindu
He is perceived to be moving closer to the Opposition RJD by his party members.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has served a showcause notice to Tunnaji Pandey, party MLC in Bihar, for taking on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) slammed the MLC for attacking Mr. Kumar. “The party’s disciplinary committee has served a showcause notice to Tunna ji Pandey and asked him to reply to the notice in 10 days. After that, the party will also take action against him,” said senior State BJP leader and Health Minister, Mangal Pandey. Party sources, however, told The Hindu that Mr. Pandey “may be expelled from the party after the notice period expires”. Of late, Mr. Pandey is said to have come closer to the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). “Mr. Pandey these days is not even being invited to party meetings,” said a senior State BJP leader. Mr. Pandey has been attacking Mr. Kumar on several issues. On June 2, he triggered a controversy with one of his social media posts that said, “Whatever I had said was right that in this election, people had given their mandate to elect Tejashwi Yadav but Nitish Kumar ji came to power by misusing official machinery.” His term in the State Legislative Council will expire on July 16.More Related News