19/03/24 | 3:01 pm

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Pashupati Kumar Paras resigns from Union cabinet

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party President, Pashupati Kumar Paras has resigned as the union cabinet minister. On Tuesday, the former Union Minister for Food Processing Industries in a letter to PM Modi informed about his resignation from the post, citing indispensable reasons.

His resignation comes a day after the BJP-led NDA announced its seat-sharing pact and gave five seats to the Chirag Paswan-led LJP (Ram Vilas).

The former union minister while announcing his resignation at a press conference said, yesterday, the NDA alliance announced the list of 40 candidates for Bihar Lok Sabha…Our party had five MPs & I worked with utmost sincerity. However, Paras did not disclose his plans for the future.

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