PATNA: The Janata Dal-United led by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday virtually put rebel leader Sharad Yadav on notice, hinting at action against him if he attends RJD chief Lalu Prasad's rally on August 27.JD(U) general secretary KC Tyagi told reporters that the party has not acted against Yadav for his "anti-party activities" because of his seniority and long association with the party. He always took a different stand and went to the extremes".Tyagi justified the party's decision to remove Yadav as leader in the Rajya Sabha.Tyagi maintained there was no split as the entire JD(U) was with party president and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. "There is no division or split in the JD(U). "A resolution to join the NDA was unanimously approved in the meeting," a senior party leader said. "The JD(U) now has two factions: one led by Nitish Kumar and the other by senior party leader and former party president Sharad Yadav, who also held a meeting with party leaders and workers here on Saturday.

Source: Times of India August 19, 2017 11:36 UTC