India, Oct. 24 -- The Janata Dal (United) on Saturday cancelled the primary membership of Mokama MLA Anant Kumar Singh with immediate effect and expelled him from the party for six years.

This move by the JD(U) comes just days after Singh reportedly claimed to have masterminded "nine murders for Nitish Kumar", the former chief minister of Bihar.

However, following this, Singh claimed his remark had been "misunderstood", claiming that he was speaking about his "sacrifices", according to news agency PTI.

In an official statement, the JD(U)accused Mokama MLA Singh of repeatedly defying party directives, using derogatory language against its top leadership, and campaigning for another party's candidate.

The party, in a statement, noted, "...