However, Kushwaha's case remains the most significant. Surprisingly, he was suspended a day after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared that the doors were open for him to discuss his grievances. Kumar had said so in response to serious allegations levelled by Kushwaha that the Chief Minister was surrounded by "mid dlemen" and "sycophant."
Though Kushwaha was soft on Kumar, his diatribes were aimed directly at the party's state president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh. Responding to a showcause notice slapped by the party for leading a student's movement demanding reservation for OBC students, Kushwaha charged that the party was playing into the hands of a"feudal middleman."
Reacting to the suspension, Kushwaha said his charges that the party and the Government had been hijacked by middlemen had been proved."On the one hand the Chief Minister is inviting me for talks and on the other I have been suspended. This shows the helplessness of Kumar," he alleged.
While Kushwaha's ouster will not have an adverse impact on the state Government, it will certainly cast a shadow on state politics. Action on the leader is sure to annoy his fellow caste men across the state.
Source:Indian Express,22 Aug,2007
