Patna, Sep 29: (ABN) The ongoing dispute between Janata Dal United (JDU) MLA Ananth Singh and the party's national spokesperson Neeraj Kumar over the issue of a candidate for the Patna Graduate Constituency of the Bihar Legislative Council has now reached the party's top leadership. JDU senior leader and state minister Shravan Kumar has said that the entire matter has been brought to the notice of the party's national president Nitish Kumar and the top leadership will take a decision in this regard. Talking to the media, Shravan Kumar said that the party's national president, national working president, state president and other top leaders are aware of the matter. He also said that what is happening should not have happened, however the matter is now in the knowledge of the leadership and it will be looked into at the appropriate level. The controversy came after the JDU nominated Neeraj Kumar from the Patna Graduate Constituency. JDU MLA from Mokama, Anant Singh, has announced his support for Jan Swaraj candidate Dr. Anuj Kumar Singh, opposing the candidature of Neeraj Kumar. Anant Singh has also talked about joining his election campaign.
After that, the rhetoric between the two leaders also came out. After Ananth Singh raised objections against Neeraj Kumar, Neeraj Kumar also responded by saying that if Ananth Singh has any evidence, he can approach the court. Now after Shravan Kumar's statement, the matter has been confirmed to reach the highest level of the party. The eyes of the party workers and political circles are focused on the future decision of the JDU leadership on this issue.