Rebel Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) MLA Ram Kumar Gautam has refused to reply to the show cause notice issued to him by the party, saying they (JJP) was free to take whatever action they deemed fit against him.

Gautam was served notice by the party for speaking against JJP chief and Deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala.

The MLA, from Narnaund said, “I have not given any reply... Whatever I have to say, I had conveyed verbally. I always speak truth. I never lie. I speak from my heart and mind and never take back my words.  Party is free to take any action against me.”

Gautam had earlier said that he had no regrets about resigning from the post of party vice-president and he is not going to resign from the party.

JJP MLA, who was in the race for becoming a minister after the JJP formed an alliance with the BJP had earlier said that after becoming the Deputy Chief Minister, Dushyant took 11 departments under his control and forgot the other party leaders.

Upset with the denial of a Cabinet berth in the BJP-JJP coalition government, Gautam had stated, “He (Dushyant) is keeping all the portfolios including industry, excise and taxation, PWD (B&R), revenue and food and supply. There is no limit to their greed. What can we do? He did not share power with anybody else. He made me MLA, but we have made him the Deputy Chief Minister.”

Almost a month after Gautam took on his senior party leader Dushyant Chautala for keeping 11 portfolios, the JJP on January 23 sought an explanation from the veteran politician.