‘We are going to assist fulfil Charan Singh’s dream’: KC Tyagi joins RLD, says JD(U) bond stays intact | India Information

NEW DELHI: Senior JD(U) chief KC Tyagi on Sunday pledged to hold ahead former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh’s legacy after becoming a member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, after parting manner from the Nitish Kumar-led social gathering, which has been on the helm of the Bihar authorities for the previous twenty years beneath chief minister Nitish Kumar.Nevertheless, Tyagi’s political base lies in western Uttar Pradesh, removed from JD(U)’s stronghold in Bihar. In the meantime, the RLD, additionally an NDA ally, has been in affect in Uttar Pradesh, particularly within the western area, carrying ahead the legacy of Chaudhary Charan Singh beneath the management of his grandson, Jayant Chaudhary.Tyagi mentioned his transfer displays continuity slightly than change, stressing that there isn’t any distinction between JD(U) and the RLD, whereas recalling previous efforts by Nitish Kumar and Chaudhary Ajit Singh to come back collectively politically.Chatting with ANI, Tyagi mentioned, “I started my political profession with the Lok Dal itself. That is simply its unique type; there’s nothing new in it… We are going to assist fulfil the dream that Chaudhary Charan Singh left behind… There isn’t any distinction between JD(U) and RLD. There was a time when Nitish Kumar and Chaudhary Ajit Singh had been set to type a celebration collectively. There isn’t any distinction between these two.”Tyagi formally joined the RLD in New Delhi within the presence of social gathering president and Union minister Jayant Chaudhary. The veteran socialist chief, a founding member of JD(U), had resigned from the social gathering on March 17.Earlier this week, Tyagi mentioned he didn’t participate within the social gathering’s newest membership drive, clarifying that there isn’t any private friction between him and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over the Rajya Sabha seat allocation.Sustaining that his ties with the social gathering stay intact, Tyagi mentioned his “relationship with Nitish Kumar and the Bihar JDU stays the identical”.“I’m the founding father of Janata Dal (United) alongside George Fernandes, Sharad Yadav, Nitish Kumar, and Digvijay Singh… I’ve been a member ever since. Nevertheless, I didn’t take part on this membership drive,” he mentioned.The senior chief additionally addressed hypothesis round his parliamentary ambitions, denying that his exit was linked to any bid for a Rajya Sabha seat. “There may be not a single occasion of me attempting for a Rajya Sabha ticket. Even in 2013, Nitish Kumar known as me and provided me a ticket,” mentioned Tyagi.