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Manjhi loyalist MLA files plea against Nitish re-election
Patna, Feb 9
Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram
Manjhi's loyalist JD-U MLA Rajeshwar Raj Monday petitioned the Patna
High Court against party president Sharad Yadav who, he contended,
illegally summoned a legislature party meeting which Saturday elected
Nitish Kumar as its new leader.
"I have filed a petition in the
Patna High Court against Yadav's decision to call the meeting for
re-electing Nitish Kumar as the new leader because it was
unconstitutional and illegal," said Raj, adding that he has sought the
court's intervention.
Manjhi has already termed Yadav's decision
to call the meeting as illegal and questioned the re-election of the
former chief minister as the new leader of Janata Dal (United) (JD-U)
legislature party.
Bihar's ruling JD-U Monday expelled Manjhi from the party for six years, chief whip Shrawan Kumar said.
Shrawan
Kumar, who is considered close to Nitish Kumar, said the former chief
minister was Saturday re-elected as the legislature party leader.
"Manjhi is no longer with the JD-U. It is final," he said.
He said Manjhi has been expelled from the party.
Manjhi
arrived here from Delhi Monday, a day after he met Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and announced that he won't resign. He said he will prove
his majority in the state assembly.