JD(U) was denied its share in Modi govt: Sanjay Singh

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh Tuesday charged the BJP with having "denied" an honourable share in the Union Council of Ministers to its alliance partner JD(U), headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The AAP Rajya Sabha member and state in-charge said his party had "ideological differences with Nitish Kumar" but, nevertheless, was of the view that "JD(U) should have been granted a representation in the Union council of ministers that was commensurate with its standing in the Parliament."
Singh admitted that in the Lok Sabha polls "our party as well as most opposition groups were drubbed as the focus shifted from mudda (issues) to the persona of Modi, thereby helping the Prime Minister occupy centre stage who used it to the BJP's electoral advantage."
Replying to a query, he said "our Bihar unit will take a decision on how many seats to contest when the state assembly polls take place."
The AAP leader, who also staged a demonstration in protest against the ghastly murder of a two-year-old girl in Aligarh, after suspected sexual abuse, also asked "why were the convicts of the Kathua gang-rape case merely imprisoned for life and not awarded death sentences."