Uncle Pashupati Paras Rejects Chirag Paswan's Claim On Hajipur Seat

The Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief said "no power on earth" can stop him from contesting from Hajipur in the next elections.

Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday said he will contest the next Lok Sabha polls from Hajipur, rebuffing his nephew Chirag Paswan who has staked claim on late father Ram Vilas Paswan's constituency.

Addressing a press conference at the headquarters of his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party here, Mr Paras expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA will back his claim on the seat and not that of Chirag who was "yet to become a part" of the coalition.

"I am a part of the NDA and there are no doubts about that. On the other hand, Chirag may have attended the NDA meet in Delhi but was not invited to the meeting of the alliance's MPs convened inside Parliament. This says it all," said Mr Paras.