Thank you Nitish Kumar: Pavan Varma takes jibe at JDU chief after being expelled

Pavan Varma, who was on Wednesday expelled by Janata Dal-United for indiscipline, thanked party chief Nitish Kumar on Twitter.

Taking a jibe at JD(U) chief, Pavan Varma said that he was thankful as he has been freed of "increasingly untenable position of defending Nitish Kumar and his policies".

"Thank you Nitish Kumar ji for freeing me from my increasingly untenable position of defending you and your policies. I wish you well in your ambition of being CM of Bihar at any cost," Pavan Varma said on Twitter.

JD(U) has expelled its vice president



Prashant Kishor and general secretary Pavan Varma from the party, saying their conduct in the recent past has made it clear that they don't want to abide by the party's discipline.

Both leaders have been critical of the party president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Population Register (NPR).

A JD (U) statement, issued by party's chief general secretary K C Tyagi, said that these two were "acting against party's decisions as well as its functioning" which amounted to breach of discipline.