Chirag Paswan calls Janata Parivar merger an eventual 'wreck'

Lok Janshakti leader Chirag Paswan on Wednesday took a dig at the Janata Parivar merger, terming it as an eventual 'wreck'.

Paswan accused the parties of foregoing their 'so called' ideologies and theories for the 'greed of power'. He called it an 'outcome' of the strong hold of the Modi-led NDA government.

"This (the merger) is a new beginning of their upcoming wreck. The party is created as an outcome of the strong hold that the NDA government is creating", said the son of Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan.

"This is an alliance which is out and out for power, everybody has compromised with their ideologies and the 'so called' theories that the parties believed in.

Had Jayprakash Narayan and Lohia been alive today, they would be very upset to see their disciples run after power," he added.

Mulayam Singh Yadav will head the new political front and will also act as its parliamentary head.

Currently, the Samajwadi Party has five seats in the Lok Sabha, 15 in the Rajya Sabha and 232 in the 403 member state Assembly. It is also in power in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

The RJD has four Lok Sabha members and one in the Rajya Sabha, while the JD (U) has two in the Lok Sabha and 12 in the Rajya Sabha.

The Janata Dal-Secular has two seats in the Lok Sabha and one in the Rajya Sabha, while INLD has two members in the Lower House and one in the Upper House of the Parliament.

In total, the SJP will have strength of 15 members in the Lower House and 30 in the Upper House.

Polls in Bihar are scheduled to be held later this year, whereas elections in Uttar Pradesh are slated for 2017.