No link with CJP, only helped secure venue for press meet: RJD MP Manoj Jha

New Delhi, Jun 4 (PTI) Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha on Thursday said he had issued a recommendation letter to the Constitution Club of India for a press conference organised by the Cockroach Janta Party but he has no association with the campaign, which "lacks ideological clarity". Jha said he had issued the letter on Wednesday requesting the Constitution Club authorities to provide space to journalist Saurav Das, who is the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) chief spokesperson, when he approached for help. Das said he had reached out to Jha as only a parliamentarian could make such a recommendation. The controversy comes as there is intense curiosity over whether the CJP, which plans to launch a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on June 6, is receiving any political support from the Opposition. The CJP has dismissed all such suggestions. After his recommendation letter surfaced on social media and was shared by some BJP leaders, Jha, who is ser