"I Am Ram Vilas Paswan's Political Heir," Claims Brother Pashupati Paras
Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Sunday asserted that he was the "political successor" of his elder brother Ram Vilas Paswan, whose son Chirag could lay claim "only" to the financial assets (sampatti) of the late leader. Mr Paras made the averment here in reply to queries from journalists about his relationship with his nephew, against whom he had raised a banner of revolt two years ago and split the Lok Janshakti Party floated by his late brother. "I will explain why I call myself the political successor of 'bade saheb'. He started off as an MLA from Alauli in Bihar in 1969 and gave up the seat in 1977 upon becoming the MP from Hajipur. He asked me to contest from the assembly seat and I followed his orders though I was in a government job," said Mr Paras, who now represents Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Sabha seat. The Union minister, who made his parliamentary debut in the Lok Sabha polls of 2019, when his brother announced his decision t...