’My heartfelt gratitude to you’: Chirag Paswan thanks PM after father’s funeral
4 years, 3 months ago

’My heartfelt gratitude to you’: Chirag Paswan thanks PM after father’s funeral

Live Mint  

Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for cooperation during his father, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's funeral rites. The burden of grief, at a juncture that might be most critical in his political career, proved too much for Chirag Paswan who fell unconscious after lighting the funeral pyre of his father Ram Vilas Paswan here on Saturday. I have lost a friend, valued colleague and someone who was extremely passionate to ensure every poor person leads a life of dignity," the Prime Minister tweeted on Thursday after news of Ram Vilas Paswan's death. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were among those who condoled the demise of Union minister and veteran leader Ram Vilas Paswan, saying he had an enviable rapport with the masses and ardently strove for their welfare.

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Chirag Paswan: I Focused My Concerns on the Section of Society My Father Raised His Voice For
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chirag Paswan: I Focused My Concerns on the Section of Society My Father Raised His Voice For

ABP News  

Union Minister Chirag Paswan has expressed satisfaction with the one seat he secured for the Jharkhand Assembly elections under the NDA. He addressed recent criticism of his policies and highlighted his coordination with the Prime Minister, asserting that it is not possible to have a bad equation with him. Paswan also dismissed reports of the LJP demanding 4-5 seats from …

President Murmu, PM Modi pay floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial
4 months, 4 weeks ago

President Murmu, PM Modi pay floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial

India TV News  

Union Ministers and leaders from across the NDA paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his sixth death anniversary at the Sadaiv Atal Memorial in New Delhi on Friday, August 16. 'President Murmu, PM Modi attend prayer meet' President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the prominent figures who attended …

Chirag Paswan reveals why late father Ram Vilas Paswan left UPA in 2014
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chirag Paswan reveals why late father Ram Vilas Paswan left UPA in 2014

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Chirag Paswan on Friday blamed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his late father Ram Vilas Paswan leaving the now defunct Congress-led United Progressive Alliance ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha elections. “Rahul refused to see my father before 2014 polls, it was a key reason for Ram Vilas Paswan deciding to leave UPA,” Paswan told …

Modi takes oath for 3rd term as PM, allies get 5 cabinet berths
7 months ago

Modi takes oath for 3rd term as PM, allies get 5 cabinet berths

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose continuity over radical change on Sunday, placing his trust in top lieutenants Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, S. Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal for the Union cabinet. Key allies Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal secured one cabinet post each, as Modi took charge as prime minister for a third consecutive …

Chirag Paswan hugs PM Modi, congratulates him for leading NDA to historic third term
7 months, 1 week ago

Chirag Paswan hugs PM Modi, congratulates him for leading NDA to historic third term

India TV News  

Modi 3.0 government: Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading the National Democratic Alliance to a historic third term after winning the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting, Paswan said PM Modi alone could bridge the divide between the poor and the rich, and make India a …

Chirag Paswan assured of 1 Cabinet post, hopeful of state minister berth too
7 months, 1 week ago

Chirag Paswan assured of 1 Cabinet post, hopeful of state minister berth too

Hindustan Times  

Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party or LJP-RV, which was assured of one berth in the Union Cabinet, was hopeful of getting one state minister berth as well. Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan celebrating his victory. Paswan, who has described himself as Modi’s “Hanuman”, thanked people for the victory on all five seats LJP-RV contested. Modi showed his faith in …

‘Wish Modi becomes CM again’: Nitish Kumar goofs up at poll rally | WATCH
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Wish Modi becomes CM again’: Nitish Kumar goofs up at poll rally | WATCH

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's repeated 'slip of tongue' instances have been drawing significant attention amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Following the flub where he mentioned "four thousand seats for the NDA," for which he has been consistently targeted by the opposition, the Bihar Chief Minister on Sunday erroneously stated that "Narendra Modi will become Chief Minister once again." …

Lok Sabha polls: Legacy, development aspirations key factors in Hajipur seat
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Legacy, development aspirations key factors in Hajipur seat

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-year-old Gunjan Kumar spends 12 hours out of the house every single day. Ram Vilas Paswan’s brother Pasupati Paras is the Hajipur MP, but the seat has now been given to LJP chief Chirag Paswan. The seat is significant because it was once home to Ram Vilas Paswan, former union minister and LJP president, who’s death in 2020 brought a …

LS polls: As his father’s shadow looms, Chirag Paswan faces a daunting task in Hajipur
7 months, 4 weeks ago

LS polls: As his father’s shadow looms, Chirag Paswan faces a daunting task in Hajipur

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party is riding high on the Modi factor and his father late Ram Vilas Paswan’s legacy from the Hajipur constituency. Ram Vilas debuted in the Lok Sabha in 1977 from Hajipur with a record margin of more than 4 lakh votes. His mother Reena turned emotional when PM Modi, at an election rally …

PM Modi heap praises on Chirag Paswan at Bihar's Hajipur, tells people, 'Vote for Chirag, it will come directly to Modi'
8 months ago

PM Modi heap praises on Chirag Paswan at Bihar's Hajipur, tells people, 'Vote for Chirag, it will come directly to Modi'

Op India  

Addressing an election rally in Bihar’s Hajipur on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praises on the LJP Chief and party candidate from Hajipur seat, Chirag Paswan. Hajipur, Bihar: "When you vote for Chirag in Bihar, it will go straight to Modi's account," says PM Modi pic.twitter.com/Bx6zbQC7aT — IANS May 13, 2024 Addressing the rally, the Prime Minister stressed that …

22 LJP leaders resign over ticket denial; accuse Chirag Paswan of ‘selling tickets’
9 months, 1 week ago

22 LJP leaders resign over ticket denial; accuse Chirag Paswan of ‘selling tickets’

The Hindu  

Over 20 Lok Janshakti Party leaders and workers quit the party recently and accused party chief Chirag Paswan of “nepotism” and “neglect of party leaders and workers in ticket distribution” for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. “None of the party leaders or workers were given party tickets to contest the Lok Sabha election, the tickets were virtually sold off to …

Union Min Pashupati Paras Likely To Resign From Modi Cabinet After BJP Leaves Him Out Of NDA Seat-Sharing
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Min Pashupati Paras Likely To Resign From Modi Cabinet After BJP Leaves Him Out Of NDA Seat-Sharing

ABP News  

Union Minister Pashupati Paras is likely to tender his resignation from the Modi Cabinet on Tuesday and has called for a press conference on Wednesday to outline his future course of action. The NDA leaders, while announcing the seat-sharing arrangement for the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, allocated 17 constituencies to the BJP, 16 to the Janata Dal, and …

BJP offers 5 seats including Hajipur to Chirag Paswan in Bihar, no seat to Pashupati Paras: Sources
10 months ago

BJP offers 5 seats including Hajipur to Chirag Paswan in Bihar, no seat to Pashupati Paras: Sources

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party has offered 5 seats including Hajipur to Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas chief Chirag Paswan in Bihar and no seat was given to his uncle Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party leader Pashupati Kumar Paras, said the sources on Wednesday. "As a member of the NDA, today in a meeting with BJP National President Hon Shri @jpnadda ji, we have …

Bihar: ‘PM Modi backed my claim on father Ram Vilas Paswan's legacy’, says Chirag Paswan
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar: ‘PM Modi backed my claim on father Ram Vilas Paswan's legacy’, says Chirag Paswan

India TV News  

Former Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Friday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged his claim to the political legacy of late father Ram Vilas Paswan. Chirag Paswan made the averment berating uncle and Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras who will hold a rally later this month in Hajipur, the Lok Sabha seat nurtured by the late …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Chirag Paswan On Leaving Jamui Seat To Contest From Hajipur In LS Polls LJP Ram Vilas Pashupati Paras Bihar
1 year, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Chirag Paswan On Leaving Jamui Seat To Contest From Hajipur In LS Polls LJP Ram Vilas Pashupati Paras Bihar

ABP News  

Chirag Paswan, the President of Lok Janshakti Party - Ram Vilas, on Tuesday, expressed that he finds himself at a crossroads as he ponders contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Hajipur as he asserted that his attachment to Jamui, cultivated over nine years of representing the Lok Sabha constituency, remains steadfast. Speaking to news agency ANI, Chirag Paswan said, …

'Usne Kaha Bakwas Bandh Kariye...': Pashupati Kumar Dismisses Possibility Of Reconciling With Chirag Paswan
1 year, 4 months ago

'Usne Kaha Bakwas Bandh Kariye...': Pashupati Kumar Dismisses Possibility Of Reconciling With Chirag Paswan

ABP News  

Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of reconciliation with his nephew Chirag Paswan. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in New Delhi, the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party founder said he would “never” reconcile with Chirag Paswan. He also said that he and his family members will “never forgive Chirag” for the way he treated them …

'Will Contest LS Polls From Hajipur': Pashupati Paras Says Feud With Nephew Chirag Paswan Still On
1 year, 5 months ago

'Will Contest LS Polls From Hajipur': Pashupati Paras Says Feud With Nephew Chirag Paswan Still On

ABP News  

New Delhi: Clearing the air on the possibility of reconciliation of his party with that of his nephew Chirag Paswan, Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday said “this is not the case”, news agency PTI reported. I am an MP there, I am a cabinet minister in the Government of India and an …

Watch video: Chirag Paswan touches PM Modi's feet, takes his blessings at NDA meeting in Delhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch video: Chirag Paswan touches PM Modi's feet, takes his blessings at NDA meeting in Delhi

India TV News  

NDA Meeting: Chirag Paswan, the National President of the Lok Janshakti Party and Lok Sabha MP, on Tuesday took the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the key National Democratic Alliance meeting in Delhi. As all the leaders had assembled moments before the meeting at 'The Ashoka Hotel' in Delhi, Chirag Paswan touched PM Modi's feet and hugged …

Chirag Paswan meets Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda; returns to NDA
1 year, 5 months ago

Chirag Paswan meets Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda; returns to NDA

The Hindu  

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan has decided to return to the NDA, BJP chief J P Nadda announced on Monday, hours after Mr. Paswan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a day before the crucial meeting of the ruling coalition. Mr. Paswan had been in talks with the BJP for finalising his party's share of Lok Sabha seats in …

Chirag Paswan meets Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda; returns to NDA
1 year, 5 months ago

Chirag Paswan meets Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda; returns to NDA

The Hindu  

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan has decided to return to the NDA, BJP chief J P Nadda announced on Monday, hours after Mr. Paswan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a day before the crucial meeting of the ruling coalition. Mr. Paswan had been in talks with the BJP for finalising his party's share of Lok Sabha seats in …

Chirag Paswan: Understanding Modi's 'Hanuman' and his politics over the years
1 year, 5 months ago

Chirag Paswan: Understanding Modi's 'Hanuman' and his politics over the years

India TV News  

It was politically very charged Monday. Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan met Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda today. Paswan was in talks with the BJP for finalising his party's share of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar for the Lok Sabha 2024 and the meeting was seen as part of that exercise. After Paswan's death in …

BJP chief Nadda writes to Chirag Paswan to join NDA meeting on July 18
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP chief Nadda writes to Chirag Paswan to join NDA meeting on July 18

The Hindu  

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan is likely to attend the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance meeting on July 18 as the ruling party goes all out to put up a show of strength amid hectic efforts by the Opposition to unite against the Modi Government. Union Minister Nityanand Rai met with Mr. Paswan on Friday night for the second time …

Ahead of 2024 poll, Chirag Paswan likely to join NDA
1 year, 6 months ago

Ahead of 2024 poll, Chirag Paswan likely to join NDA

The Hindu  

Ahead of Lok Sabha election of 2024, Chirag Paswan, the national president of Lok Janshakti Party is set to return to NDA, and said that a decision on an alliance with BJP will be announced in the coming days. The State and national office bearers along with the senior leaders of the party made the consensus to authorize Mr. Paswan …

PM Modi’s mother Hiraben’s death | Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabusan Harichandan expresses profound grief; condolences pour in
2 years ago

PM Modi’s mother Hiraben’s death | Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabusan Harichandan expresses profound grief; condolences pour in

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabusan Harichandan has expressed profound grief and sadness over the passing away of Hiraben Modi, mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the early hours on December 30. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has also expressed deep sorrow and grief over the death of Mr. Modi’s mother. The Telugu Desam Party national president …

Chirag Paswan an 'NDA ally'; to campaign for BJP candidates in Bihar by-polls: Sanjay Jaiswal
2 years, 2 months ago

Chirag Paswan an 'NDA ally'; to campaign for BJP candidates in Bihar by-polls: Sanjay Jaiswal

India TV News  

Highlights Sanjay Jaiswal made the averment at a press conference in Patna "We treat all parties that have fought elections in alliance with us and supported us," he said Chirag very much fits the bill and he will be campaigning on October 31 and November 1, he said Chirag Paswan will be campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates for …

President, PM pay rich tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on death anniversary
2 years, 4 months ago

President, PM pay rich tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union ministers on Tuesday paid rich respects to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his fourth death anniversary in Delhi. President, PM pay rich tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on death anniversary {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The leaders were seen paying floral tributes at Sadaiv Atal, AB Vajpayee's memorial in the national …

Atal Bihari Vajpayee death anniversary: PM Modi, President Murmu, other leaders pay floral tributes
2 years, 4 months ago

Atal Bihari Vajpayee death anniversary: PM Modi, President Murmu, other leaders pay floral tributes

India TV News  

Highlights Several prominent leaders including PM Modi paid tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It is the fourth death anniversary of the former prime minister. Atal Bihari Vajpayee death anniversary: Several prominent leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his fourth death anniversary today. They were joined by …

Chirag Paswan being evicted from Janpath bungalow allocated to his father Ram Vilas Paswan
2 years, 9 months ago

Chirag Paswan being evicted from Janpath bungalow allocated to his father Ram Vilas Paswan

India Today  

A central government team was sent to evict Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan from a bungalow at the heart of the national capital, which was allotted to his father Ram Vilas Paswan, sources told India Today. Ram Vilas Paswan served as a minister in both terms of the Modi government until his death on October 8, 2020. The Directorate of …

Govt sends team to evict Ram Vilas Paswan family from 12, Janpath
2 years, 9 months ago

Govt sends team to evict Ram Vilas Paswan family from 12, Janpath

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Estates under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on Wednesday sent a team to evict the family of the late Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan from 12, Janpath, the bungalow he had lived in from 1989 till his death in 2020, according to sources aware of the development. Over three decades since the Paswan family moved …

Chirag Paswan vacates bungalow allotted to father Ram Vilas after govt sends team
2 years, 9 months ago

Chirag Paswan vacates bungalow allotted to father Ram Vilas after govt sends team

India TV News  

Highlights LS MP Chirag Paswan started process of vacating bungalow allotted to his late father Ram Vilas Eviction process started after govt team was sent to execute an order Two loaded trucks drove out of the 12 Janpath bungalow, while three more were parked in front Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan on Wednesday started the process of vacating the bungalow …

Chirag Paswan warms to party reunion on father’s death anniversary
3 years, 4 months ago

Chirag Paswan warms to party reunion on father’s death anniversary

The Hindu  

Amid the tug of war to claim the Lok Janshakti Party legacy, a two-page message by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the presence of estranged uncle and Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras in Patna on Sunday for the event marking the first death anniversary of party founder Ram Vilas Paswan warmed up party leader and MP Chirag Paswan for a …

I sense the loss: PM Modi to Chirag Paswan on father Ram Vilas Paswan's death anniversary
3 years, 4 months ago

I sense the loss: PM Modi to Chirag Paswan on father Ram Vilas Paswan's death anniversary

India TV News  

On the first death anniversary of former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned a heartfelt letter to his son Chirag Paswan, saying "I also sense the loss." Describing late Ram Vilas Paswan as a “great son of the nation, Bihar’s pride and a strong voice for social justice”, PM said Paswan’s life can teach a …

Is PM Modi's Letter on Paswan's Death Anniversary the Validation Chirag Was Seeking in Tussle for Legacy?
3 years, 4 months ago

Is PM Modi's Letter on Paswan's Death Anniversary the Validation Chirag Was Seeking in Tussle for Legacy?

News 18  

LJP leader Chirag Paswan will organise an event in Patna on Sunday to mark the first death anniversary of his father and Dalit stalwart Ram Vilas Paswan. However, the event has assumed heightened political significance for Chirag Paswan, who is embroiled in a bitter dispute with his uncle and Union Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras to claim the legacy of his …

Chirag’s heart warms up with PM Modi’s message on Paswan’s death anniversary
3 years, 4 months ago

Chirag’s heart warms up with PM Modi’s message on Paswan’s death anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Saturday evening spoke to Member Of Parliament from Jamui and Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on his father and former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s first death anniversary. The PM also sent him a long message expressing his respect for senior Paswan’s contributions to politics and it came at a time when Chirag was …

Ram Vilas Paswan death anniversary: Top leaders, ex-contenders among invitees
3 years, 4 months ago

Ram Vilas Paswan death anniversary: Top leaders, ex-contenders among invitees

Hindustan Times  

The Lok Janshakti Party in Bihar will on Sunday observe the ‘barsi’ or the first death anniversary of its founder and stalwart leader Ram Vilas Paswan, who died in October last year after undergoing heart surgery. A Union minister in the first and second Modi ministries, nine-times Lok Sabha member and Rajya Sabha MP Ram Vilas Paswan left a lasting …

Signs of Rebellion? Chirag Paswan Installs Father's Bust at Govt Residence Now Allotted to Ashwini Vaishnaw
3 years, 4 months ago

Signs of Rebellion? Chirag Paswan Installs Father's Bust at Govt Residence Now Allotted to Ashwini Vaishnaw

News 18  

In what can be read as a sign of muted dissent, LJP chief Chirag Paswan has installed a bust of his father, Late Ram Vilas Paswan, wearing his trademark bandhgala at 12, Janpath, where the former minister lived for over three decades with his family. In July, Chirag and other occupants of the 12, Janpath bungalow were issued an eviction …

Ashwini Vaishnaw Gets Official Residence of Ram Vilas Paswan; Chirag Shows No Signs to Vacate House
3 years, 4 months ago

Ashwini Vaishnaw Gets Official Residence of Ram Vilas Paswan; Chirag Shows No Signs to Vacate House

News 18  

The official residence of former cabinet minister Ram Vilas Paswan is all set to be given to Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Recently appointed as a Cabinet minister in the Narendra Modi government, Vaishnaw is presently living out of an MS flat, and is also entitled to a type VIII category house in Lutyen’s Delhi. The Union Ministry of Housing …

Government asks Chirag Paswan to vacate bungalow allotted to father Ram Vilas Paswan
3 years, 5 months ago

Government asks Chirag Paswan to vacate bungalow allotted to father Ram Vilas Paswan

The Hindu  

Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan and other occupants of the 12 Janpath bungalow have been issued an eviction notice by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, asking them to vacate the accommodation that had been allotted to his late father and former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, officials said on Tuesday. An official in the ministry said that the …

Chirag Paswan asked to vacate bungalow allotted to his father Ram Vilas Paswan
3 years, 5 months ago

Chirag Paswan asked to vacate bungalow allotted to his father Ram Vilas Paswan

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan and other occupants of the 12 Janpath bungalow have been issued an eviction notice by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, asking them to vacate the accommodation that had been allotted to his late father and former Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, officials said on Tuesday. An official in the ministry said that the …

Modi's New Cabinet: How Will Future of JD(U) & LJP Play Out in Bihar?
3 years, 6 months ago

Modi's New Cabinet: How Will Future of JD(U) & LJP Play Out in Bihar?

The Quint  

LJP outcast Chirag Paswan received his first bitter lesson in the ruthless craft of politics when his uncle Pashupati Paras was sworn in as cabinet minister in the Modi government as successor to his late father Ram Vilas Paswan. As Ram Vilas Paswan’s son and heir, the 38-year-old film star-turned-politician was confident that he would get dibs. Had Ram Vilas …

Chirag Paswan Flexes Muscle With 'Ashirwad Yatra' from Father's Seat as Uncle Fumes Over 'PR Stunt'
3 years, 6 months ago

Chirag Paswan Flexes Muscle With 'Ashirwad Yatra' from Father's Seat as Uncle Fumes Over 'PR Stunt'

News 18  

Faced with an internal revolt, Chirag Paswan will launch a yatra from Hajipur, his father Ram Vilas Paswan’s traditional Lok Sabha seat, on Monday to rally the party’s supporters after the split of old party members. Meanwhile, paying tributes to the Dalit leader and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said …

'Miss his presence greatly': PM Modi pays tributes to friend Ram Vilas Paswan
3 years, 6 months ago

'Miss his presence greatly': PM Modi pays tributes to friend Ram Vilas Paswan

India TV News  

Paying tributes to Dalit leader and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan on his birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his contributions to public service and empowering the downtrodden will always be remembered. In a tweet Modi said, "Today is the birth anniversary of my friend, late Ram Vilas Paswan Ji. Paswan's death has led …

The fracture in LJP will impact Bihar’s politics
3 years, 6 months ago

The fracture in LJP will impact Bihar’s politics

Hindustan Times  

Eight months after Ram Vilas Paswan’s death, there has been a coup in the Lok Janashakti Party. Paswan’s successor and his son, Chirag, with what many assume to be a nod from the Bharatiya Janata Party, decided to contest the Bihar assembly polls independently, breaking away from the National Democratic Alliance in the state while backing it at the Centre. …

Chirag Paswan Removed from Post of LJP Chief, Says Party Like Mother, Should Not Betray it
3 years, 6 months ago

Chirag Paswan Removed from Post of LJP Chief, Says Party Like Mother, Should Not Betray it

News 18  

In his first reaction after his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras ousted him as the leader of the party in Lok Sabha, LJP president Chirag Paswan on Tuesday likened the organization to a mother who should not be “betrayed”. Paswan, who has also been removed from the post of the Lok Janshakti Party national president after an emergency meeting of the …

Why Paras unseated nephew Chirag from Ram Vilas Paswan's party
3 years, 7 months ago

Why Paras unseated nephew Chirag from Ram Vilas Paswan's party

India Today  

On Monday, Chirag Paswan was kept waiting in his car for 15 minutes at the gate of his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras’s bungalow in Delhi, and once he was let in, the son of the late Ram Vilas Paswan had to knock on the closed doors to gain entry. On June 13, five out of six MPs of the Lok …

Tried but failed to keep party and family together: Chirag Paswan after LJP rebellion
3 years, 7 months ago

Tried but failed to keep party and family together: Chirag Paswan after LJP rebellion

India Today  

Chirag Paswan, former national president of the Lok Janshakti Party, took to Twitter on Tuesday to say he had tried but failed to keep his family and the party created by his father Ram Vilas Paswan together. This is his first tweet since five of the party’s six Members of Parliament rebelled against him and approached the Lok Sabha speaker …

Chirag Paswan invited to Union Budget session meeting but won't attend due to health reasons, says LJP
3 years, 11 months ago

Chirag Paswan invited to Union Budget session meeting but won't attend due to health reasons, says LJP

Firstpost  

The LJP’s membership in the NDA is being questioned because the party walked out of the alliance in Bihar and contested the Assembly polls against Nitish Kumar’s JD New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan is among the leaders invited to the National Democratic Alliance meeting to discuss the ruling bloc’s agenda for the Budget session of Parliament, party …

HAM seeks probe into Ram Vilas Paswan\'s death, points finger at son Chirag
4 years, 2 months ago

HAM seeks probe into Ram Vilas Paswan\'s death, points finger at son Chirag

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: The Hindustani Awam Morcha, an ally of the BJP led NDA has raised the political pitch in Bihar by demanding a judicial probe into the death of veteran Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan. The party also asked why hospital authorities never released Ram Vilas Paswan’s medical bulletin and why only three people were allowed to meet him at the …

Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM writes to PM Modi demanding probe in Ram Vilas Paswan's death, points at Chirag's role
4 years, 2 months ago

Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM writes to PM Modi demanding probe in Ram Vilas Paswan's death, points at Chirag's role

India TV News  

Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha party on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an investigation into the death of Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party patron Ram Vilas Paswan. In the letter, HAM raised several questions and pointed fingers at the role of Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag. From Chirag Paswan smiling during a shoot on the …

’As a son, I felt good’: Chirag Paswan thanks PM Modi for remembering Ram Vilas Paswan
4 years, 2 months ago

’As a son, I felt good’: Chirag Paswan thanks PM Modi for remembering Ram Vilas Paswan

Live Mint  

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on Friday took to Twitter to thank Narendra Modi for remembering his father Ram Vilas Paswan in the Prime Minister's first Bihar election rally. Addressing his first Bihar Assembly poll campaign rally in Rohtas district, PM Modi paid tribute to late union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and RJD leader Babu Raghuvansh Prasad Singh. I …

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