Overview
- The JD(U) terminated Anant Kumar Singh’s and his wife Neelam Devi’s primary membership for six years and publicly accused him of campaigning for a Jan Suraaj candidate against the party’s official nominee.
- Party state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha delivered a recommendation and a multi‑page dossier to Speaker Prem Kumar that includes documentary evidence and video to support a Tenth Schedule disqualification request.
- Anant Singh rejected the action, said he had no regrets, threatened to launch his own political outfit and warned the JD(U) would suffer electorally without Nitish Kumar.
- The row escalated during the Patna Graduates council contest when supporters clashed on polling day after Anant backed the rival candidate, prompting detentions and local tensions in Mokama.
- The Speaker’s office is now processing the party’s disqualification petition but the constitutional anti‑defection procedure must run its course before any MLA membership can be set aside.