Mokama MLA Anant Singh Expelled From JDU For 6 Years Over Anti-Party Activities During Bihar MLC Polls

Jagran State Bureau: Nitish Kumar-led the Janata Dal (United) on Saturday expelled the Mokama MLA and heavyweight politician Anant Kumar Singh for six years over alleged anti-party activities during the Bihar Legislative Council elections.

The Mokama MLA had supported the Jan Suraaj Party candidate Anuj Singh contesting against JD-U's Neeraj Kumar, drawing the ire of the party leadership. The ruling party also expelled Anant Singh's wife Neelam Devi from the party for six years.

Threat To Loose Assembly Membership

The DU-U also sent a recommendation to the Assembly Speaker to end Anant Singh's membership in the House. JD-U state president Umesh Kushwaha said the party requested the Assembly Speaker to immediately terminate the Assembly membership of Anant Singh as per the provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.

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However, expulsion from the party and termination of Assembly membership are two separate matters. The Speaker will have to make a final decision on the issue as per rules.

Kushwaha, who issued an the party order, said action has been taken against Anant Singh for disobeying party directives, using indecent and derogatory language toward the top leadership, and working against the party candidate in the Legislative Council elections.

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Neeraj Kumar vs Anant Singh

During the Legislative Council elections, tensions emerged between Anant Singh and  Neeraj Kumar. Singh had openly supported the Jan Suraj candidate from the Patna Graduates' constituency. Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, who is considered to be close to Anant Singh, made efforts to resolve the feud ahead of the October 23 Legislative Council polls, but failed.

Neeraj, who is seeking re-election from Patna Graduates' seat for a fourth consecutive term, filed his nomination papers in the presence of several JD(U) leaders and workers on Monday. Anant had, last week, accompanied Anuj Singh, the Jan Suraaj Party candidate from the seat, during the filing of his nomination papers.

(With Jagran.com/PTI Inputs)