Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) supremo and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal on Tuesday said the former MP Jyoti Mirdha, who had joined the BJP, had “no political existence” and her shift from Congress to BJP would not make any impact in the Nagaur Lok Sabha constituency. Mr. Beniwal said the Mirdha family had already lost its relevance in Nagaur.
Mr. Beniwal said during his visit to Bharatpur that the Nagaur district, situated at the centre of Rajasthan, had remained backward because of lack of action by the once politically influential Mirdha family. “They did not make any effort to bring industries and water or create educational facilities in Nagaur,” he said.
Mr. Beniwal, whose party was earlier in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), said Ms. Mirdha had joined the BJP because a finance company owned by her in-laws was on the radar of Enforcement Directorate and CBI because of its scams. “She has come to the shelter of the BJP to ensure that her in-laws don’t go to jail,” he said.
