The politics over Bihar's response to the anti-North Indian campaign in Maharashtra intensified with RJD chief Lalu Prasad accusing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of "dividing the all-party spirit"
PATNA: The politics over Bihar's response to the anti-North Indian campaign in Maharashtra intensified on Sunday with RJD chief Lalu Prasad accusing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of "dividing the all-party spirit", as the Railways minister called for resignation by MPs and legislators of all parties in the state.
"I will take the resignations of all our 24 Lok Sabha members, 4 of Rajya Sabha, 55 MLAs and 15 MLCs by November 15 and appeal to leaders of all parties to follow suit to mobilise public opinion against elements indulging in a hate campaign against Biharis," he told reporters here.
Prasad's statement came barely four days after state's ruling JD(U) had announced that all its five Lok Sabha members would submit their resignation to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on November 7 if the anti-north Indian violence in Maharashtra was not checked by then.
"The all-party delegation that met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on October 27 to seek action against those spreading the poison of hatred and causing deep disaffection among various sections of people had sent a very positive message across the country. The JD(U) has brought it all to a nought by taking a unilateral decision," he charged adding the announcement could not have been made without Nitish Kumar's sanction.
The RJD president alleged that the threat of resignation was issued by JD(U) as the term of the current Lok Sabha was to expire in a few months and the MPs had little to lose.
Though the all-party delegation met the prime minister with the intention of seeking action against Bal Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, there was no mention of their names in the memorandum submitted to him, Prasad said.
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