AAP fields cobbler against actor-turned-politician

Patna: The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded a cobbler against Lok Janshakti Party Chief Ram Vilas Paswan’s son Chirag Paswan from the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, party leaders said on Sunday.

Vinod Das, in his early 30s, has been an active worker of the AAP since its inception, and has been fighting for labour rights in Jamui.

“Vinod earns his livelihood by working as a cobbler. His mother still works as a domestic help and his father is also a cobbler,” an AAP leader here said.

The AAP’s Bihar convenor Somnath Tripathy earlier said his party would field a “common man” against Ram Vilas Paswan.

LJP leader Lalan Kumar said actor-turned-politician Chirag Paswan is the star campaigner of the party, and has a clear-cut edge over the others.

Kumar said Chirag was very popular among the youth and his “charming personality is attracting many”.

Bihar Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary is the third candidate in Jamui from the Janata Dal-United.

Jamui, considered a backward region of Bihar, is said to be a Maoist stronghold.

Bihar will see six-phase polling on April 10, 17, 24, 30 and May 7 and 12.