Bihar: Sheikhpura BJP chief sacked

PATNA: The state BJP on Wednesday sacked Daro Bind from the post of the party’s Sheikhpura district president for making caste-based undignified remarks against an upper caste.
BJP state general secretary Sushil Choudhary on Wednesday issued the office notification appointing Sudhir Kumar as the Sheikhpura district president. Bind, however, has not been removed from the party. The existing district executive committee constituted by Bind has also been dissolved paving way for the constitution of a new committee.
Bind had made undignified comments against the people of an upper caste in a mobile phone conversation with an unidentified local acquaintance from the party early this month. The recorded conversation that hinged on various aspects of the party’s district committee and the district Mahila Morcha unit, had gone viral.
Consequently, on June 10, in reply to questions from mediapersons, the party’s state president Dr Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal had stated that a show-cause notice had been served on Bind to explain his position on the issue.
While the matter acquired sensitive proportions, the party acted swiftly in view of the forthcoming assembly elections to nip into bud the possible inter-caste bad blood, sources said.