LJP chief Chirag Paswan on Tuesday stated he has invited top national leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, for an occasion in Patna on September 12 to mark the first demise anniversary of his father and Dalit stalwart, Ram Vilas Paswan.
The occasion assumes heightened political significance at a time whilst Chirag Paswan is embroiled in a sour dispute with his uncle and Union Minister, Pashupati Kumar Paras, to say the legacy of his father.
Speaking to the media, the young chief also rejected speculation that his party desired his father's Delhi house of over 3 decades to remain below its manage through putting in a bust of Ram Vilas Paswan and asserted that as a lawmaker he's going to now no longer do anything this is considered encroachment or any violation of the law.
"As of now, the authorities has authorized me to live here. The bust is a symbol of the party's love for the overdue chief and might be shifted whenever an opportunity association is provided. The bust has to never be seen as an attempt on my element to encroach the property," he stated.
Noting that authorities policies do now no longer permit changing any house right into a museum or a memorial, he stated he could in no way aid something that is going in opposition to this and asserted that the party plans to put in his father's bust or statue in each district throughout the country.
The Urban Development Ministry had issued an initial note for vacating the house quickly after the demise of Ram Vilas Paswan, however, the family has been allowed to live there for now, after Chirag Paswan took up the problem with senior authorities functionaries, assets stated.
On the September 12 occasion, Chirag Paswan stated he has spoken to Mr Modi and Mr Shah to ask them and has additionally met Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in this regard. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, with whom the LJP chief has had sharp differences, and RJD's Lalu Prasad Yadav have additionally been invited.
Mr Paras is likewise probable to organise an anniversary occasion on October 8, the day Ram Vilas Paswan had died closing year. He is likewise expected to ask top national leaders. Chirag Paswan, who left for Bihar on Tuesday with his family, goes through a conventional calendar to hold the event on September 12.