New Delhi: JD(U) today served a showcause notice to party lawmaker Anil Sahni, who was charge sheeted by the CBI for alleged cheating and corruption in LTC scam.
This comes after Vice President Hamid Ansari gave his approval to the CBI to prosecute Mr Sahni.
The party asked him to explain his conduct before former party President Sharad Yadav, who is leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha within a week.
"Hope you will explain your position before leader of JD-U in Rajya Sabha Sharad Yadav within a week. In case you fail to do so, the party can take disciplinary action against you," JD-U general secretary KC Tyagi said in the showcause notice sent to Mr Sahani.
"It's a conspiracy against me... Why shall I resign on moral ground when I have not done anything wrong," the second term Rajya Sabha member from Nitish Kumar's party had said in Patna yesterday.
Usually it is the party president to whom the lawmakers are asked to explain their conduct in such circumstances. However, the party has been maintaining that Nitish Kumar's election as party president replacing Sharad Yadav does not mean that the latter has "retired" and that Yadav would continue to play a key role in party matters.
Besides Mr Sahni, whose term in the Rajya Sabha ends in April 2018, others named in the CBI chargesheet were Anup Singh Panwar, an employee of Delhi-based Air Cruise Travels Private Limited, NS Nair, then Office Superintendent (Traffic), Air India and one Arvind Tiwari.
This comes after Vice President Hamid Ansari gave his approval to the CBI to prosecute Mr Sahni.
The party asked him to explain his conduct before former party President Sharad Yadav, who is leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha within a week.
"Hope you will explain your position before leader of JD-U in Rajya Sabha Sharad Yadav within a week. In case you fail to do so, the party can take disciplinary action against you," JD-U general secretary KC Tyagi said in the showcause notice sent to Mr Sahani.
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"It's a conspiracy against me... Why shall I resign on moral ground when I have not done anything wrong," the second term Rajya Sabha member from Nitish Kumar's party had said in Patna yesterday.
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Usually it is the party president to whom the lawmakers are asked to explain their conduct in such circumstances. However, the party has been maintaining that Nitish Kumar's election as party president replacing Sharad Yadav does not mean that the latter has "retired" and that Yadav would continue to play a key role in party matters.
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Besides Mr Sahni, whose term in the Rajya Sabha ends in April 2018, others named in the CBI chargesheet were Anup Singh Panwar, an employee of Delhi-based Air Cruise Travels Private Limited, NS Nair, then Office Superintendent (Traffic), Air India and one Arvind Tiwari.
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