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Amid the hold successful the announcement of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates pursuing the spot sharing arrangements, Janata Dal (United) MP of Bhagalpur Lok Sabha spot Ajay Kumar Mandal connected Tuesday (October 14, 2025) sought support from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to resign by penning a missive to him.
Mr. Mandal has posted the two-page missive connected his societal media relationship Facebook saying that contempt being a section MP, helium was not consulted regarding the organisation of the Assembly ticket. He added that with specified a concern determination is nary justification for him to proceed arsenic an MP.
In the letter, Mr. Mandal said that with the blessing and guidance of Mr. Kumar, helium has been serving the radical of the Bhagalpur portion arsenic an MLA and MP for the past 20-25 years. He further said that passim his agelong governmental career, helium has considered the JD(U) similar his household and has worked to fortify its enactment and workers.
“I person ever worked intimately with the District President, successful charge, and workers successful Bhagalpur territory to fortify the party. However, for the past fewer months, decisions person been made wrong the organisation that bash not bode good for the enactment and its future. Despite being the section MP, I americium not being consulted oregon discussed successful the summons organisation process for the Assembly elections,”Mr. Mandal said.
He added, “Tickets are being fixed to individuals who person ne'er worked for the enactment organization. The opinions of the District President and section enactment are being wholly ignored.”
Mr. Mandal further said, “When I became an MP successful 2019, of each the seats the Janata Dal (United) contested successful the Bihar Assembly by-elections, lone my spot was assured triumph nether my leadership. This is simply a awesome of my loyalty to the Janata Dal (United) and the public’s trust. Today, erstwhile immoderate wrong the enactment are distributing tickets successful my ain Lok Sabha constituency and ignoring the organisation, this concern is highly sad.”
Mr. Mandal claimed that helium was not adjacent allowed to conscionable Mr. Kumar and his opinions were not adjacent heard.
“In specified a situation, I find it hard to recognize however I tin proceed to clasp the presumption of MP, portion worrying astir my self-respect and the aboriginal of the party, erstwhile the opinions of dedicated workers and section enactment successful the organisation nary longer matters,” Mr. Mandal said.
Expressing his pain, helium asserted that his volition is not to explicit immoderate resentment oregon protest, but to support the enactment and enactment from aboriginal harm.
“If outsiders oregon inactive individuals proceed to beryllium prioritised, the party’s roots volition weaken, and this volition straight interaction the enactment of the Chief Minister, which is simply a substance of interest for each of us. Therefore, with self-respect and existent loyalty to the organisation, I humbly petition you to let maine to resign from my MP post,” Mr. Mandal said successful the letter.
