Disgruntled JD(U) leader Ajay Alok on Thursday said he was prepared to resign from the primary membership of the party, if it so desired.
His reaction comes a day after a party communication informed media outlets that Alok had ceased to be a party spokesman and his utterances must be taken as his “personal opinion” and not the “official line” of the party.
Several media outlets had been airing Alok’s views, which were causing embarassment to the JD(U). Alok has of late been adopting a stance in line with BJP hardliners.
The party communication was issued by JD(U) spokesman Rajiv Ranjan Prasad on Wednesday shortly after Alok had come out with a tweet in which he ended up berating the JD(U) while stressing the need for the NDA remaining intact.
“For the BJP it is not of great consequence to remain in power in Bihar. But, this alliance must remain intact in the interests of Bihar and in view of the JD(U) proclaiming to be the big brother in the coalition, the onus is on us,” Alok had tweeted.
He was reacting to the recent acrimony witnessed between the coalition partners which was followed by leaders of the saffron party skipping the Dussehra festivities organized at the Gandhi Maidan where the Chief Minister shared the dais with opposition leaders like state Congress president Madan Mohan Jha.
Once considered to be a favourite of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar because of the combativeness he brought on the table at on-screen debates, Alok seems to have fallen out of favour with Kumar, who also heads the JD(U).
However, stung by the release issued by Rajiv Ranjan Prasad, Alok again took to the micro-blogging site to state that he has felt slighted.