Patna, June 28: The letter to the BJP national president, Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention in issues of the state might land JD(U) MP Jai Narayan Prasad Nishad in trouble. The issue would be discussed in the party’s disciplinary committee, said the JD(U) Bihar unit president, Basishtha Narayan Singh.

Singh told The Telegraph: “We have taken up the issue seriously. It would certainly be discussed by the disciplinary committee of the party.”

Although Singh did not reveal the nature of the action the party might take against the Muzaffarpur MP, he did not hide his anger over the way Nishad chose to highlight the issue.

“He should have first brought the matter to the knowledge of the department ministers. Had they not looked into the issue, he could have approached the chief minister. But I fail to understand what made him write to the BJP national president,” Singh added.

The state unit president also expressed anger for making the contents of the letter public. “This is not done. One should follow the process,” he said.

As reported by The Telegraph on June 28, 2011, Nishad had urged Gadkari in his letter to direct deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who holds the additional charge of co-operative department, and animal and fish resources minister Giriraj Singh, both of the BJP, to take steps for safeguarding the rights of fishermen.

Nishad had pointed out in his letter that officials of the co-operative and animal and fish resources departments had kept Modi and Giriraj in the dark and their move would result in denial of rights to about 22 lakh fishermen.

While making a claim that the denied lot would be forced to join hands with Maoists, the MP had urged the BJP president to get the matter inquired by the RSS.

JD(U) national general secretary Shivanand Tiwari expressed his displeasure over the act of the MP yesterday.

He went on record to say that the MP should have first brought the issue to the knowledge of chief minister Nitish Kumar.