'Being silent a sin': Rashtriya Lok Dal Vice President resigns after BJP tie-up

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Shahid Siddiqui, the National Vice President of Rashtriya Lok Dal, tendered his resignation from the party and its primary post, days after Jayant Chaudhary's decision to join hands with the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections...

Clarifying his stance on resignation, Shahid Siddiqui said, "when India's Constitution and democratic structure are in danger, remaining silent is a sin"...

"Yesterday, I sent my resignation letter from the membership of Rashtriya Lok Dal and the post of National Vice President to National President Shri Jayant Singh..

The development comes days after Jayant Chaudhary's RLD joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna for his grandfather Chaudhary Charan Singh...

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