Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee accepted the resignation of 5 JD(U) MPs – Prabhunath Singh, George Fernandes, Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan, Kailash Baitha and Meena Singh. The JD(U) MPs had resigned on November 7 to protest against Raj Thackeray’s anti-North Indian tirade and Rahul Raj shootout in Mumbai.

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan have called the resignation of JD(U) Lok Sabha MPs as a political stunt and accused the party of breaking the political unity in Bihar. Lalu dared Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to ask his MLAs, MLCs and Rajya Sabha MPs to resign if he is so concerned about Bihar’s interests. Interestingly, the resignation of JD(U) MPs hold little significance, as the next general elections are due in February 2009.