BJP ally Beniwal quits House panels, to lead farm protest
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BJP ally Beniwal quits House panels, to lead farm protest
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JAIPUR/NEW DELHI: A key NDA partner in Rajasthan, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) leader and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal on Saturday resigned from three parliamentary committees in support of the farm agitation against the Centre’s farm laws and said he will lead a protest at the Rajasthan-Haryana border on December 26. The Nagaur MP, an important Jat leader from the state, said he continues to be part of NDA but will take a call on continuing his association soon. “I continue to be part of NDA so far. Decision about continuation in the alliance will be taken on December 28,” said Beniwal, whose party has three MLAs in the state. He had expressed concerns earlier as well, but held back after BJP functionaries spoke to him. Beniwal also announced he will contest the assembly elections due in 2023 and byelections for the three assembly seats next year on his own, indicating his ties with NDA have become tenuous. The leader’s decision to join NDA helped BJP score a clean sweep in the state during the Lok Sabha polls.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-12-20
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India