Chirag Paswan
Patna: Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday expressed hope that the Election Commission will rule in his favor on his petition claiming the electoral symbol of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), formed by his late father Ram Vilas Paswan. After the split in the Lok Janshakti Party due to the rebellious attitude of Chirag’s uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, the Union Minister’s faction was recognized as Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). Chirag today stated that he will soon be named LJP and its Bengali electoral symbol. Referring to Pashupati Paras, Chirag said that he was the eldest in the family, but the way he was separated from the family. Now it may not be possible that they can ever be united.
‘Old memories are associated with the building’
Chirag was speaking to reporters on the occasion of the 25th founding day of his former party, the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). He said, “We are happy that the Bihar government has allotted my party the same building where my father used to work. So we decided to abandon the earlier plan of celebrating this day at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna. We will now organize a rally there before the Bihar Assembly elections next year. Paswan said: “It is very important for us to organize the function in the premises which was the LJP office for years. However, we are aware that this cannot be a permanent arrangement. It is possible that in the future the building will be handed over to another person.
‘I don’t think the guy left any room for reconciliation’
Replying to a question, Chirag clearly blamed Paras for the bitterness in relations between the two and said, “He has even said that the blood flowing in my veins is different from his. I don’t think they have left any room.” “To return to reconciliation,” he said. The Hajipur MP was asked whether, having performed better than his rivals, he would now use the LJP’s old electoral symbol, ‘Bungalow’. wait, which was seized by the Electoral Commission after his uncle and his competing claims. To this Chirag replied: “This is for the Election Commission to decide.” But I believe that the day is not far when we will recover not only the electoral symbol but also the original name of the party.
‘Once upon a time I wanted my father to be Prime Minister too’
Lok Janshakti Party president (Ram Vilas) said his party’s victory in Jharkhand’s Chatra assembly seat is “a step towards fulfilling my father’s dream”. LJP was established in the year 2000. The Union Minister said, “I have to admit that at one time I too wanted my father to be Prime Minister. But I have always focused on the grassroots level. That is why I have always been loyal to my loyalty to Narendra Modi, whom I would like to support for the fourth consecutive time in 2029.”
The ceremony was attended by NDA allies such as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary. Chirag said, “This is a test of the unity of the NDA as was clearly seen in the recently held by-elections for four Bihar Assembly seats in which we won and in 2025 when we win the mandate in favor of the NDA “. , everyone will be able to see this again.” (with language inputs)
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