Chirag Paswan told NDTV in an interview that the rebellion engineered by his uncle Pashupati Paras is a betrayal to his late father, Ram Vilas Paswan, the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party. "He was close to papa, so it is a betrayal to him. He is my elder, and if he had a problem with something, he could have always told me that something is bothering him and we could have worked it out together. But the way he has gone about it, it is a betrayal to papa. I am sure papa is not happy wherever he is," he said.