Jamshedpur, Feb. 6: BJP Olidih unit President Niraj Singh on Monday resigned from the post and the primary membership of the party.
BJP Jamshedpur Mahanagar President Dinesh Kumar received a letter in this regard on Monday evening who further through fax and e-mail informed about the same to state BJP President Laxman Gilua.
Later in the day, BJP Olidih unit workers met district president Dinesh Kumar who informed them that the new president of the unit will be announced only after consenting with the MLA cum minister Saryu Rai and respecting the feelings of the local party workers.
It may be noted that Niraj Singh along with Surya Patel, his wife Uma Patel and Santosh Agrawal alias Dhabu have been convicted in the Kulraj Singh murder case registered with the Bistupur police station on April 10, 2005. The court of additional district judge XI, SK Singh convicted four persons on February 3.
In this murder case, Surya Patel and his wife have been convicted for conspiring the murder, where as Santosh and Niraj were shooters. The court will pronounce the term of sentence on February 7.