Bihar BJP showcauses MLC for anti-party, anti-alliance remarks

The BJP in Bihar served a show cause notice to party MLC Sachidanand Rai for repeatedly making anti-party and anti-NDA comments in the past few days.

In the notice, state BJP disciplinary action committee chairman Amarendra Pratap Singh asked the Member of Legislative Council to explain within 10 days as to why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for making statements which were against the party and the alliance that is running the government in the state.

Rai, who has been critical of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, had questioned the "intentions" of Kumar after a letter issued by the special branch of police asking details about RSS and its affiliated bodies surfaced in the social media.

"Our party must be careful of the intentions of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who holds the home portfolio. We should note the timing of the letter," he had said.

"It was around the same time when he had thrown a tantrum and refused to join Narendra Modi government at the Centre despite contesting the Lok Sabha polls as an NDA ally," Rai had said.

Seeking to know the nature of relationship between the BJP and its ally JD(U) of which Kumar is the president, Rai reportedly said Kumar was only interested in remaining the CM irrespective of which alliance he is part of.

The show cause said, "You have been repeatedly making statements which are personal in nature. These remarks have appeared in newspapers and clearly against the officially stated political stand of the BJP. Your statements continued despite the leadership clearly telling you about its official position."