<p>The Bihar BJP on Friday said it has sacked one of its vice presidents, Rajib Ranjan, for indiscipline, in a sign of the disarray into which the party may have fallen after being robbed of power in the state.</p>.<p>The party shared a letter to the effect issued by state unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal, dated December 29, shortly after Ranjan claimed that he has "resigned" from the primary membership.</p>.<p>In his letter, Jaiswal admonished Ranjan for "continuing with giving statements that went contrary to the party line, ignoring warnings given orally".</p>.<p>"Your utterances have been unbecoming of a state vice president and also adversely affect the party's reputation. You are hereby relieved of your post and suspended from the party for six years", said Jaiswal.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the party chose not to go public with the letter until Friday afternoon when Ranjan issued a statement alleging that the party had become "infested with elements hostile towards Dalits and OBCs".</p>.<p>"The party has deviated from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for 'sabka saath sabka Vikas'. In Bihar, the agenda has become Patna-centric. Important districts like my native Nalanda do not figure on the priority list", Ranjan had alleged.</p>.<p>An outspoken leader, Ranjan had been with the JD(U) of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and had represented Islampur Assembly segment for two consecutive terms until joining the BJP in 2015.</p>.<p>Recently, he had embarrassed his party by issuing a statement "in personal capacity" disapproving of the BJP vehemently demanding compensation to victims of hooch tragedy in Saran district.</p>.<p>This had triggered speculations that he might be thinking of a patch up with the chief minister who had pulled the rug from under the BJP's feet nearly six months ago by quitting NDA and joining the Mahagathbandhan.</p>.<p>The development comes as a major embarrassment for the state BJP ahead of national president J P Nadda's first Bihar tour, since loss of power, on January 3.</p>
<p>The Bihar BJP on Friday said it has sacked one of its vice presidents, Rajib Ranjan, for indiscipline, in a sign of the disarray into which the party may have fallen after being robbed of power in the state.</p>.<p>The party shared a letter to the effect issued by state unit chief Sanjay Jaiswal, dated December 29, shortly after Ranjan claimed that he has "resigned" from the primary membership.</p>.<p>In his letter, Jaiswal admonished Ranjan for "continuing with giving statements that went contrary to the party line, ignoring warnings given orally".</p>.<p>"Your utterances have been unbecoming of a state vice president and also adversely affect the party's reputation. You are hereby relieved of your post and suspended from the party for six years", said Jaiswal.</p>.<p>Interestingly, the party chose not to go public with the letter until Friday afternoon when Ranjan issued a statement alleging that the party had become "infested with elements hostile towards Dalits and OBCs".</p>.<p>"The party has deviated from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for 'sabka saath sabka Vikas'. In Bihar, the agenda has become Patna-centric. Important districts like my native Nalanda do not figure on the priority list", Ranjan had alleged.</p>.<p>An outspoken leader, Ranjan had been with the JD(U) of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and had represented Islampur Assembly segment for two consecutive terms until joining the BJP in 2015.</p>.<p>Recently, he had embarrassed his party by issuing a statement "in personal capacity" disapproving of the BJP vehemently demanding compensation to victims of hooch tragedy in Saran district.</p>.<p>This had triggered speculations that he might be thinking of a patch up with the chief minister who had pulled the rug from under the BJP's feet nearly six months ago by quitting NDA and joining the Mahagathbandhan.</p>.<p>The development comes as a major embarrassment for the state BJP ahead of national president J P Nadda's first Bihar tour, since loss of power, on January 3.</p>