Kozhikode : Kerala JD(U) president M P Veerendra Kumar today announced his decision to resign from the Rajya Sabha. Kumar said he did not want to continue as the Member of Parliament of the party led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Veerendra Kumar, the chairman and managing director of the Malayalam daily newspaper Mathrubhumi, is also a director in PTI.
'I have taken a decision to resign from Rajya Sabha. I do not wish to continue as RS member under Mr Nitish Kumar who joined sangh parivar', he told reporters. Kumar was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 2016. I have already communicated the decision to Mr Nitish Kumar", he said. Asked when he will put in his papers, Kumar said 'I will let you (media) know'.
On his plans, Kumar said: "First we will discuss about party's future in the state committee and decide further course of action. He said the Bihar Chief Minister told him not to resign and that he considers him as one of the tall socialist leaders in the country. PTI
