New Delhi, September 1, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas (LJP-RV) chief Chirag Paswan has received a death threat through an anonymous letter warning that he would be killed by “hardcore terrorists”.
The letter stated: “You will be killed shortly by hardcore terrorists.”
Following the incident, Paswan’s secretary wrote to the Union Home Ministry seeking a thorough investigation into the threat and requesting enhanced security for the LJP-RV president.
LJP-RV MP Arun Bharti said the threat was a matter of serious concern for Paswan’s family, party leaders and workers. He said the party had approached the Home Ministry and sought an investigation and appropriate legal action against anyone found responsible.
“We have also demanded adequate security for our leader, Chirag Paswan,” Bharti said, referring to an earlier similar incident in Bihar in which police investigated the matter and his security was subsequently increased.
Bharti said the party did not want any lapse in Paswan’s security and urged authorities to ensure adequate protection for him in Delhi, Patna and elsewhere in the country.
He also suggested that people with “criminal intentions” could be unhappy with Paswan’s public statements on issues concerning different communities and sections of society, while stressing that the circumstances surrounding the threat needed to be thoroughly investigated.
The development comes amid a recent political dispute between Paswan and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi over the issue of sub-categorisation within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations.
Manjhi and his son, Bihar Minister Santosh Suman, have advocated sub-categorisation, including a “quota within a quota”, arguing that reservation benefits have not reached all communities equally.
Paswan has opposed viewing reservation primarily through the lens of economic status, maintaining that such an approach could dilute its original purpose. He has called for a wider constitutional and parliamentary debate before any changes are considered.
Manjhi had subsequently criticised Paswan, alleging that his opposition to the demand amounted to “unconstitutional work”.
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