JDU Spokesperson Nikhil Mandal Resigns From Publish

Nikhil Mandal had contested the 2020 meeting polls from Madhepura however misplaced to RJD.

JD(U) spokesperson Nikhil Mandal on Monday resigned from the publish he had been holding for greater than six years citing “private causes”.

Former ally BJP, which has been licking its wounds since dropping energy in Bihar, claimed that the event cited “discomfort” of JD(U) spokespersons in defending Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, their de facto chief.

Nikhil Mandal (41), among the many youngest spokespersons of the occasion, introduced his resignation on Twitter.

He additionally shared a screenshot of the communication he despatched to the occasion management on his official letter head.

In his letter which is addressed to nobody particularly, Nikhil Mandal has mentioned, “I’m resigning from the publish of JD(U) state spokesman. I’m grateful to you all for having assigned this publish to me since 31.01.2016. Please settle for my resignation.”

The occasion’s chief spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar, when requested in regards to the improvement, mentioned “had he resigned due to political causes I may have mentioned one thing. However because the causes have been acknowledged to be private, it will not be correct to remark”.

In the meantime, state BJP spokesman Nikhil Anand issued a press release questioning whether or not JD(U) spokespersons had been “in a state of discomfort having to defend the Mahagathbandhan which has the RJD as its ally”.

Notably, Nikhil Mandal had contested the 2020 meeting polls from Madhepura however misplaced to RJD veteran Chandrashekhar, the minister for training within the new authorities.

Nikhil Anand additionally sought to underscore that earlier than the exit of Nikhil Mandal, JD(U) had eliminated two different spokespersons, Suheli Mehta and Ajay Alok, for his or her perceived proximity to disgraced former nationwide president RCP Singh.

Suheli Mehta continues to be within the occasion, whereas Ajay Alok, by the way seen on the identical web page as BJP on a lot of points, has been expelled.

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