Two of Lalu's confidantes join JD(U)

Two of RJD's members who had quit recently, joined JD(U).

PATNA: Two of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's close confidantes Shyam Razak and Ram Nihora Yadav, who had quit the party recently, on Monday joined JD(U), led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Welcoming them into the party fold, Kumar said his party has received a shot in the arm as "committed and efficient politicians like Razak and Yadav have come together to join us".

Razak, who was the RJD national general secretary, had resigned from the assembly and the party on June 13, while Ram Nihora Yadav, who was the spokesman-cum-state general secretary had quit the party yesterday.

Both of them took the primary membership of the party in the presence of Kumar at the party office here.

Pledging to carry forward the fight for "uplift of backbenchers in the society" through JD(U), Rajak alleged that the RJD "derailed" from its commitments of ameliorating the lot of mahadalits, extremely backwards and minorities.

Recalling that he was one of the founders of RJD and had extended support to Lalu "as his guardian in odd times", Razak said: "The party now adopts resolutions on national and international issues only to mislead people".
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