KC Tyagi joins RLD, vows to strengthen party in Uttar Pradesh
Former Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi, who resigned from the party last week, joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Sunday.
Former Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi, who resigned from the party last week, joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Sunday.
Tyagi, who served as the Chief Spokesperson and General Secretary of the JDU, has been with the party since its merger with the Samata Party on October 30, 2003.
JD(U) has distanced itself from KC Tyagi’s demand for Bharat Ratna for Nitish Kumar, saying the remarks were personal and that no party decision has been taken yet.
In the latest episode of The Statesman Talk, Janata Dal (United) leader K.C. Tyagi speaks to Ananya Dasgupta on the Bihar mandate, Nitish Kumar’s legacy and the road ahead.
Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader KC Tyagi has stepped down from his role as the party's national spokesperson, citing his involvement in other organisational responsibilities.
After a row erupted over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar being asked to display their owners' names, Janata Dal (United), the ally of the BJP government at the centre, asked the Uttar Pradesh government to review the Muzaffarnagar order or to take the order back.
Senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said that despite repeated clarifications over the sanctity of EVMs by concerned departments, the Opposition has deliberately been raising the issue after Mr Elon Musk’s ''wild allegations''.
Talking to a news agency, the JD-U leader said, "JDU (Janata Dal-United) and TDP (Telugu Desam Party) are strongly in the NDA. We will support the person nominated (for Speaker) by the BJP."
Mr Tyagi declined to name the leaders who offered the Prime Ministership to Mr Kumar.
"A section of voters has been upset over the Agniveer scheme. Our party wants those shortcomings which have been questioned by the public to be discussed in detail and removed," senior JD(U) Leader K C Tyagi said.
