"I Will Not Hesitate to Quit the Ministerial Post Like My Father": Chirag Paswan's Bold Stand

Chirag Paswan, a minister in the PM Modi-led central government, has made a big political statement. Chirag Paswan has said that he will not compromise on his principles keeping in mind the example of his father Ram Vilas Paswan. Chirag said that he would prefer to quit the ministerial post instead. Now after this statement of Chirag Paswan, political speculation has intensified. Let us know what else Chirag has said.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan made this statement at a function on Monday. However, Chirag also said that as long as Narendra Modi is my Prime Minister, we will remain in the NDA. When asked about the statement 'I will not hesitate to quit the ministerial post like my father', Chirag Paswan said that he was talking about the Congress-led UPA.

Chirag Paswan clarified his statement saying, "My father was also a minister in the UPA government. And at that time many things happened which were not in the interests of Dalits. Even Baba Saheb Ambedkar's pictures were not put up in public events. So, we parted ways." During this, Chirag praised PM Modi and said that the current government is sensitive to his concerns about Dalits.

Chirag Paswan is the head of BJP's ally LJP Ram Vilas Party and MP from the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat. Chirag has been given the post of Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Modi government's cabinet. In the Lok Sabha elections, Chirag Paswan's party contested 5 seats and won all the seats. Chirag has been calling himself PM Modi's Hanuman on many occasions.

PTI sources believe that Chirag Paswan is trying to strengthen his base and come out of the shadow of the BJP. It is also being speculated that Chirag is trying to convey to the BJP leadership that he is not happy with the closeness of the BJP leadership with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras.