Uprendra Yadav and Rajkishor Yadav's Rift Widens in JSP Nepal

Kathmandu. The distance between Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav and the party's leader Rajkishor Yadav has widened. After the elections held on Falgun 21, JSP Nepal leader Rajkishor Yadav has not been seen involved in any party activities. Leader Rajkishor Yadav, who has been absent from party meetings, has even stopped going to the party office.

The party is currently conducting interaction and orientation programs in the districts of Madhesh Province. Party Chairman Upendra Yadav himself attends every program.

However, leader Rajkishor Yadav has not participated in any program. To this extent, even today, the party has organized an interaction and orientation program in Siraha, but Rajkishor Yadav is not participating in that program either.

Not only him, but none of his supporters have participated in the program, a leader present at the program told Ratopati. That leader said, 'It's not a big deal if he doesn't participate in programs in other districts, but not attending even when the program is in his own district can be understood as something is fishy.'

Rajkishor Yadav is a national leader, and his home district is Siraha, but leaders say that his presence even when the program is in his own district is not a good sign. Upendra Yadav, Chairman of JSP Nepal, and Rajkishor Yadav did not have a very good relationship in the past. Rajkishor Yadav, who entered politics through the Madhesh movement, joined the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Ganatantrik party, formed by separating from Jayaprakash Gupta's then Madhesi Janadhikar Forum.

After JP Gupta went to jail on corruption charges, he became the chairman of the then Forum Ganatantrik. Later, when various parties merged to form the Rastriya Janata Party (RJP Nepal), he participated in it. RJP Nepal and the then Samajwadi Party led by Upendra Yadav merged, and JSP Nepal was formed.

Rajkishor Yadav became a leader of JSP Nepal. Later, after Mahanta Thakur and others separated, Rajkishor Yadav remained with Upendra Yadav, i.e., in JSP Nepal. Even though he stayed in JSP Nepal, his relationship with Upendra Yadav was never cordial. Close leaders say that both have been looking at each other with suspicion.

Before the Janji movement, the general convention of JSP Nepal was held in Janakpur. He was a contender for the chairman in that convention, but after the election did not take place, he claimed the co-chairmanship. However, he was nominated as the vice-chairman. Even as vice-chairman, he was not very satisfied.

He won the election in the previous election from constituency number 2 of Siraha. At that time, he was the chairman of the parliamentary International Committee. After that, he operated his own separate group. He started holding separate meetings of the dissatisfied faction in the committee office located in Singha Durbar. Because of this, JSP Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav was very dissatisfied.

Upendra Yadav was dissatisfied with him after realizing that he was often absent from party meetings and held separate meetings of dissatisfied factions.

In the meantime, the Janji movement took place. Elections were held in Falgun, and Rajkishor Yadav was defeated from Siraha 4. Leaders say that after being defeated, he has further stopped contacting the party. He has been emphasizing the need for generational change in the party in the changing circumstances.

However, his words were not heard. JSP Nepal and Lospa Nepal merged. Upendra Yadav became the chairman and Mahanta Thakur became the patron. Leaders say that this has angered Rajkishor Yadav. Currently, he has stopped attending party meetings and programs. According to sources, he is internally preparing to form a separate youth organization in Madhesh.

When contacted to understand more about this, Rajkishor Yadav did not want to come in contact.