JDU Expels MLA Anant Singh, Wife For 'Defying Orders, Campaigning For Rival'
The Janata Dal (United) has expelled MLA Anant Singh and former legislator Neelam Devi for anti-party activities, including campaigning for a rival candidate. The party has also requested the Bihar assembly speaker to terminate Singh's legislative membership.
Why it matters
This move signals a tightening of party discipline within Bihar's political landscape ahead of future legislative challenges.
The JD(U) on Saturday expelled Mokama MLA Anant Singh and ex-legislator Neelam Devi for six years over alleged anti-party activities.In a statement issued by its Bihar unit president Umesh Singh Kushwaha, the party said Singh's primary membership was "terminated with immediate effect for defying party directives, using insulting language against top leadership and campaigning for a rival party's candidate in the recent legislative council elections".Anant Singh, a don-turned-politician, had virtually revolted against the JD(U) when he started campaigning for Jan Suraaj Party's candidate Anuj Singh for…
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