‘Chirag Paswan’s MY Combination Critical’: What PM Modi Told 5 LJP MPs

PM Modi with Chirag Paswan and the MPs. (X)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met five Members of Parliament (MP) of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in his Parliament office. Party chief Chirag Paswan led four of them, of which three are first-time MPs.

“Prime Minister Modi’s warmth towards Chirag Pawan was very evident,” a source aware of the meeting told News18. Chirag often calls himself the ‘Hanuman’ and Modi as his ‘Prabhu Ram’.

The MPs were happy with the personalised conversation made by Modi. He enquired about their background and what let them to joining politics and what is their plan ahead. “He spoke to each one of us and understood from us what we wanted to do as MPs. The most touching part was that he listened patiently to each one of us,” one of the MPs told News18.

In a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “I had a wonderful meeting with @LJP4India MPs. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan Ji was a very dear friend of mine whose valuable insights I miss immensely. I am happy to see @iChiragPaswan rising to the occasion and fulfilling Ram Vilas Ji’s vision. Our Parties are strongly together in pursuit of public service.”

Chirag played an important role in raising the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) tally, winning five of the five seats he contested. He was rewarded by being made the cabinet minister in the Modi 3.0 government.

“The prime minister said that Chirag Paswan has a crucial team of MY– Mahila and Yuva. And it is their responsibility to work for the people of Bihar,” the MP added.

The Bihar elections are scheduled to be held in 2025. The BJP is part of the ruling alliance with Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal United (JDU).

To the MPs, the PM had a key message — “Make use of every minute available to you in Parliament and never be shy to learn new things.”

The Prime Minister also highlighted the importance of self-help groups and the Mudra Yojana that has benefited people from the back of the beyond, especially in heavily populated states such as Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. “The PM shared with us his experience with the schemes that not only brought people into the mainstream of financial inclusion, but also helped in the upliftment of their status and gave them a life of dignity. The PM said that this work must really continue through youngsters like you. He asked us to exhaust the schemes. He asked us to bring the benefits of central government schemes to every eligible person,” an MP told News18.

Ever since the special session of Parliament began, the PM has been meeting MPs from alliance parties of the NDA. A couple of days ago, he met a delegation of MPs from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and on Thursday, he met the JDU MPs. In both these meetings, apart from a personal connect with the MPs, the PM also give them a message on their responsibility as the representative of the people who have elected them to power in the Centre.