New Delhi: Hours before the death of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday, a letter written by Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan to BJP national president J.P. Nadda reached the public domain, in which he alleges that his father was insulted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over a Rajya Sabha seat election.
In his letter to Nadda, written on September 24, Chirag said, "During the seat-sharing deal for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with then BJP chief Amit Shah, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and my father, where I was also present, it was decided that one Rajya Sabha seat will go to LJP. But Nitish Kumar insulted my father during the Rajya Sabha election and clearly said no to support the candidacy of Ram Vilas Paswan," he said.
Chirag further alleged that the announcement of Ram Vilas PAswan's candidacy was done by none other than Amit Shah in the presence of Nitish Kumar.
Chirag said that before filing the nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha seat, Paswan was made to visit Nitish Kumar at his residence. "But there his (Nitish Kumar's) behaviour with my father wasn't good. And despite a number of requests, Nitish Kumar did not accompany Ram Vilas Paswan to the Bihar Assembly for filing the nomination," he said.
Nitish reached the Bihar Assembly after the timing of the nomination was over, due to which LJP supporters are angry with him, said Chirag.
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In his letter, Chirag further emphasised that despite the insult meted out to his father, his party workers and he never attacked Nitish Kumar and kept on observing the rules of the alliance.
He further pointed out that during a press conference in Bihar on September 24, when reporters asked Nitish Kumar about the health of Ram Vilas Paswan, he said that he had no knowledge of his health.
"It was quiet shocking for me as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, despite being busy during the day, called me twice to enquire about the health of my father. President Ram Nath Kovind has enquired about his health, and even Union Home Minister Amit Shah, being unwell, enquired about the health of my father and assured me of every help," he said.