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Former Bihar minister Shyam Rajak on Sunday joined Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), less than two weeks after quitting the RJD headed by the CM’s arch-rival Lalu Prasad.
Rajak, who had been expelled from the state cabinet as well as the JD(U) in 2020, got re-inducted into the party here by national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, in presence of a number of top leaders.
Jha said the entry of Rajak, “a leader with grassroots-level support” will strengthen the party, “especially among the state’s ‘Mahadalits’ who were recognised as a separate category by Nitish Kumar”.
“Sub-categorisation of Dalits may have become a buzzword in the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court judgement, but our leader was the veritable pioneer. The presence of Rajak in our party will send across this message more forcefully,” he said.
