'Injustice Has Been Done': Pashupati Paras Resigns From Union Cabinet Over BJP-LJP Seat Sharing In Bihar

The announcement of resignation came from Pashupati Paras at a press conference where he made brief remarks about his resignation and did not elaborate on his future plans.

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Updated on: 19 March 2024 12:50 pm

A day after the announcement of the BJP's mutually agreeable seat sharing deal with the Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in Bihar, Union minister Pashupati Paras resigned on Tuesday while accusing the BJP of doing "injustice" with his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party by not including it in the seat-sharing deal for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

What did Paras say?

The announcement of resignation came from Paras at a press conference where he made brief remarks about his resignation and did not elaborate on his future plans.

VIDEO | Here's what Pashupati Kumar Paras (@PashupatiParas) said after resigning as Union minister.

"I worked for the NDA with full honesty. I am thankful to PM Modi. However, injustice has been done with me and our party. Hence, I am resigning as Union minister."

(Full video… pic.twitter.com/rVShVjed9s
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 19, 2024

The only ally in the Union Cabinet headed by Modi, he called the prime minister a big leader.

The RLJP president said he was thankful to Modi before expressing his displeasure over the treatment meted out to him. He said he had served the National Democratic Alliance with honesty and loyalty but received injustice.