JD(U) Legislators Donate One Month’s Salary to Bihar Chief Minister’s Relief Fund

 

Patna: In a gesture of support for families affected by the recent floods in Bihar, members of the Janata Dal (United) {JD)U)} legislative party handed over cheques equivalent to one month’s salary to Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary for the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in Patna on October 1, 2026.

The cheques were presented at ‘Sankalp’ Sabhagar at Lok Sevak Awas under the leadership of JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, Bihar Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Ramvachan Rai and Health Minister Nishant Kumar.

Science, Technology and Technical Education Minister Sheila Kumari, Minority Welfare Minister Mohammad Zama Khan, Bihar Legislative Assembly whips Sudhanshu Shekhar, Nachiketa, Vinay Chaudhary, and MLAs Radhacharan Sah, Sonam Rani, Rajesh Kumar alias Ishwar Mandal, Atirek Kumar, Indradev Singh, Hemnarayan Sah, Rajkumar Rai, Niranjan Kumar Mehta, Dular Chand Goswami, Bablu Kumar and Ramvilas Kamat also contributed one month’s salary to the relief fund.

A total cheque of Rs 17.19 lakh was handed over to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

The Chief Minister thanked all the legislators for their contribution and said the amount would help people in need during disasters and difficult circumstances in the state.

Bihar Legislative Council chief whip Sanjay Kumar Singh alias Gandhiji was also present on the occasion.

JD(U) Leader Sanjay Jha Opposes Renewal of Ganga Water Treaty with Bangladesh, Citing Bihar's Water Loss

Patna: Janata Dal (United) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha on September 10, 2026 urged the Centre not to renew the Ganga water-sharing treaty with Bangladesh when it expires in December, alleging that Bihar's share of water has been stolen for the last three decades.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Patna after the completion of the first phase of the Nitish Samvad Yatra, Jha said the issue was important for Bihar and alleged that the state had been denied a substantial share of its water.

"This issue is very important for the state. While states in India fight pitched battles over water-sharing issues among themselves, Bihar's water has been stolen for 30 years and transferred to Bangladesh," Jha said.

The Ganga water-sharing treaty, signed between India and Bangladesh on December 12, 1996, is a 30-year agreement governing the sharing of dry-season water flows at the Farakka Barrage. It expires on December 12, 2026.

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JD(U) holds Nitish Samvad programme of Farakka Water Treaty in Khagaria

Patna: Janata Dal (United) organises Nitish Samvad programme on Farakka water treaty in Khagaria on September 9, 2026. JD(U) working president Sanjay Jha presided over the programme.  

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BJP leader Sanjay Jha joins JD(U)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former MLC Sanjay Jha left his party and joined Janata Dal (United) in presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and JD(U) Bihar unit president Vashishta Narayan Singh at a function in Patna on July 3, 2012.
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