Ever since Bihar ruling alliance party Rashtriya Janata Dal State president Jagdananad Singh skipped the party’s two-day national convention in Delhi due to ‘health reasons’, speculation is rife that Mr. Singh has already sent his resignation to the party chief Lalu Prasad. Mr. Prasad is likely to take decision on the issue before he leaves to Singapore for treatment of his kidney ailment.
The State RJD president Jagdananad Singh has been one of the closest and oldest friends of RJD chief Lalu Prasad since party was formed in 1997. “In every situation Mr. Singh has stood with Mr. Prasad and never betrayed him,” a senior party leader said.
However, recently when Mr. Jagdananad’s son Sudhakar Singh had to resign as an Agriculture Minister for flagging issues of farmers and “rampant corruption” in his department, Mr. Jagdanand was said to be upset and in protest had offered his resignation from the party post. Mr. Singh had dubbed his son’s resignation a “sacrifice” for the cause of the mahagathbandhan government. “Though no one can ignore issues of farmers and soldiers in the country which Sudhakar Singh has been raising, he did a sacrifice for the government as I did not want this rift to continue,” Mr. Jagdananad said.
