Lalan Singh steps in to defuse Anant Singh-Neeraj Kumar rift in JD(U)

Patna, Oct 5 (UNI) Senior JD(U) leader and union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh stepped in to contain the escalating differences between party MLA Anant Singh and its candidate for the Patna Graduate constituency in the Bihar Legislative Council, Neeraj Kumar, acknowledging that the dispute was a "reaction to an action" and admitting that the party had failed to act when campaigning against the Mokama MLA was allegedly underway. Lalan Singh, who spoke to Anant Singh at the instance of JD(U) national working president Sanjay Jha, told news persons here on Monday that the Mokama MLA had agreed…