BJP ally Rashtriya Loktantrik Party quits NDA over farm laws

New Delhi, Dec 26: BJP ally Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) on Saturday announced it is leaving the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over new farm laws.

Announcing the move, RLP chief Hanuman Beniwal said, "I announce that I am leaving the NDA. I am breaking away."

He has been supporting the farmers' agitation against three farm laws enacted by the Centre. He had demanded that the laws be withdrawn and asked the Centre to implement recommendations of the Swaminathan commission on farmers.