Patna, Oct. 12 -- The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) has suspended its State General Secretary Ram Pukar Sinha for six years for contesting against the NDA candidate in the Saran Teachers' constituency election to the Bihar Legislative Council.

In a letter issued on Monday, RLM State Working President Prashant Pankaj described Sinha's decision to enter the fray against the NDA candidate as an act of indiscipline.

The NDA has fielded Janata Dal (United) candidate Anand Pushkar from the Saran Teachers' constituency. RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha has already announced his party's support for the NDA candidate.

However, the controversy deepened after RLM State President and MLA Alok Singh announced Sinha's candidature. The party's Bajpatti MLA Rame...