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  • BJP Accuses Tejashwi Of ‘Looting’ Bihar Dy CM’s Bungalow, Claims Bed, Sofas, Water Taps Taken Away |

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that the former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and his men stole the furniture, including bed and sofas, wash basins and water taps, from the government bungalow before vacating it. The development comes in the backdrop of incumbent Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary shifting to the residence, previously held by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav.

    Samrat Chaudhary was allotted the bungalow at 5 Deshratna Marg in Patna recently and is set to move in, on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami. A major controversy broke out before he shifted into the government residence. Tejashwi Yadav has been accused of robbing the government bungalow of essentials, including water taps, and lights.

    Shatrughan Prasad, Personal Secretary of Samrat Chaudhary, told IANS, “We are bringing to light how the Deputy CM’s house has been robbed of its belongings. When Sushil Modi had shifted to this house, there were two hydraulic beds, there were sofa sets for guests and this was for everywhere to see, including the press. All those things are missing.”

    “More than 20 split ACs are missing. There is no computer or chair in the operating room. There is no fridge or RO in the kitchen. Lights have been snatched from the walls,” he added.

    Danish Iqbal, Bihar BJP’s Media In-charge, who also inspected the premises, said, “Samrat Chaudhary has been allotted this bungalow and was to shift to this house in Navratri. Essentials such as wash basins, water taps, and furniture are missing. The hydraulic bed has been taken away. The mat in the badminton court has been taken away. The gym is empty, there are no exercise machines. Foundation’s lights have been taken off.”

    The sensational charge is set to escalate the political bickering in the state, though RJD is yet to react to the raging controversy. Meanwhile, Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who hails from Bihar, has slammed the RJD leadership and demanded a detailed probe to establish the scale of ‘theft’ at the Deputy Chief Minister’s residence.

  • ‘Virat Kohli Played Under My Captaincy’: Tejashwi Yadav On Prashant Kishor’s ‘9th Fail’ Remark |

    RJD leader and former Deputy CM of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav often faces opposition flak for his educational qualification. Rivals like Prashant Kishor did not miss an opportunity to question Yadav’s credential that makes him fit to hold the post of Bihar Dy CM or future CM apart from the fact that he is son of former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav. Political analyst Kishor who has now launched a political outfit Jan Suraj has vigorously criticised Yadav from time to time. Now, in an interview with Zee News Bihar/Jharkhand, Tejashwi gave it back to Kishor.

    Speaking to the Zee media, Tejashwi Yadav said that when he was playing cricket, top players like Virat Kohli played under his captaincy. “I was a cricketer and no one talks about it. Virat Kohli played in my captaincy -did anyone ever talk about it? Why don’t they do so? As a professional, I played a good cricket. Many Team India players are my batchmates. I had to quit as my both ligaments were fractured. Let it be. There are many brokers of the BJP including political parties and leaders whom the party fields during election seasons against me,” said Yadav. Tejashwi Yadav had earlier said that when he was leading Delhi’s under-15 and under-17 team, Kohli was part of the team.

    Brushing asides Prashant Kishor’s allegations, Tejashwi Yadav said that such optics are not going to work in Bihar as people of the state are clever enough to ‘rub turmeric on flying bird’ – a popular slang to indicate that people of Bihar know true motives behind public statements. 

    Bihar has been witnessing an unstable political situation with CM Nitish Kumar often swtiching sides between the BJP and the RJD. This has significantly affected the Bihar’s growth and development work. The state will now go to the polls around October-November this year where the RJD-Congress will look to win a majority on their own so to avoid a dependence on Nitish Kumar. On the other hand, the BJP will look to maxmize its seats to gain the upper hand in the state.

  • Purnia Lok Sabha Seat: Pappu Yadav’s Independent Bid Sets Tone For Triangular Contest With RJD’s Bima Bharti And JDU’s Santosh Kumar |

    New Dekhi: Purnia has emerged as one of the most prominent constituencies among the 40 Lok Sabha seats of Bihar. The northern state of Bihar is going to polls in all 7 phases and the results will be counted on June 4. Purnia district has one of the highest Muslim populations with approximately 6.5 lakh voters. The seat has around 1.5 lakh Yadav, 3.5 lakh Kushwaha and around 1.5 lakh upper caste voters. Purnia parliamentary constituency is going to take place in the second phase on April 26 as the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced. 

    In the ongoing Lok Sabha Election, Purnia has become a hot seat after the INDIA alliance in Bihar fielded RJD candidate Beema Bharti ignoring Pappu Yadav, who later filed his nominations as an independent candidate. On the other hand, NDA has re-nominated JD(U) sitting MP Santosh Kumar from the seat.

    Tejashwi’s INDIA vs NDA Pitch

    During the Purnia rally, RJD leader Tejashvi Yadav urged the crowd to support his party candidate Beema Bharati and said there is a direct fight between the INDIA alliance and NDA. “Choose INDIA bloc, and if you do not choose INDIA’s Bima Bharti, then choose the NDA. Saaf Baat! Saaf Baat!” he said.

    In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, JD(U) candidate Santosh Kumar secured a victory against Congress candidate Uday Singh Alias Pappu Singh. Kumar had bagged 6,32,924 votes while Singh had polled 3,69,463 votes. In 2014, the contest was between the same candidates with Kumar emerging as the winner. That time, the JDU had got 4,18,826 votes while Pappu Singh had received 3,02,157 votes. In 2019, Kumar increased his vote share by around 13 per cent.

  • ‘Felt Terrible’: Tejashwi Yadav On Nitish Kumar Touching PM Modi’s Feet |

    New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav reacted to the incident of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar touching Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday and said that he felt terrible and found it painful to see. Yadav was referring to Modi’s rally in Bihar earlier today ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections where he was joined by Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan and other BJP-JDU leaders Nitish momentarily touched PM’s feet.

    “Today I saw a picture of Nitish Kumar where he touched the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…We felt very bad. What has happened? Nitish Kumar is our guardian…There is no other CM as experienced as Nitish Kumar and he is touching the feet of PM Modi,” said Tejashwi.

    #WATCH | Patna: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, “Today I saw a picture of Nitish Kumar where he touched the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…We felt very bad. What has happened? Nitish Kumar is our guardian…There is no other Chief… pic.twitter.com/HhC641XtoO


    — ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024

    Earlier today, Tejashvi Yadav hit out at PM Modi and called him a “machine of lies.” Reacting to Modi’s statement that leaders of the INDIA alliance are “anti-Sanatan”, RJD leader said, “What is the proof? Am I not a Hindu? There is a temple in my house. Are people of the BJP considering themselves as God? People of BJP should not compare themselves with God. God is watching everything and everyone has to go there.”

    In the post on X, Yadav had accused the BJP of indulging in “institutional, organised and systematic corruption”, which was marked by huge donations to the party through electoral bonds and hounding of political adversaries through ED, CBI and IT department.

    Yadav, who is named in land-for-jobs scam, pertaining to father Lalu Prasad’s tenure as Railway Minister when he was a minor, had also sought to know why the agencies took no action against leaders of the BJP who faced corruption allegations and how come turncoats from the opposition camp often got reprieve after crossing over.

    “I am glad that ever since I started flagging the political dynasts in the BJP-led coalition, the PM has stopped his rants against parivarvad. The very candidate he has campaigned for Bihar comes from a political family,” he said.

    He also scoffed at the PM’s claim “I address rallies only to have a darshan of my people” despite being confident of a win in the elections, which is being predicted by surveys.

    The RJD leader remarked, “If that is so, why is the PM having a darshan of the people only during election time? The fact is, he is scared. So he is playing mind games. He has been a manufacturer, distributor and wholesaler, all rolled into one, of lies.”

  • `Undeclared Emergency Imposed…`: Tejashwi Yadav Hits Out At BJP – Watch

    Tejashwi Yadav questioned PM Modi about his promise of giving two crore jobs every year.

  • ‘Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala’: Tejashwi Yadav Takes Dig At Nitish Kumar In Jan Vishwas Rally |

    Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and described his recent ally shift phenomenon with the Hrithik Roshan starred song, ‘idhar chala main udhar chala, jane khan mai kidhar chala.’ Addressing the crowd in Jan Vishwas Rally at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, Tejashwi said that the Bihar government should get its insurance done as it runs the risk of JDU supremo taking repeated U-turns. 

    Yadav exclaimed that the BJP says ‘Modi ki Guarantee’, but who will take the guarantee of Nitish Kumar? Reacting to the accusations of PM Modi over familial politics in RJD, former deputy CM of Bihar said, “They call us out on nepotism, but they have Samrat Choudhary, brother of Ram Vilas Paswan, Manjhi ji’s son has been made minister, it doesn’t look like any nepotism to them.” 


    He further expressed gratitude to the Congress for their support in challenging times, Yadav highlighted Nitish Kumar’s initial skepticism about job promises during their tenure. “When we pledged jobs, he questioned their source. Under our administration, we conducted a caste census, raised the reservation limit to 75%, and increased reservation for extremely backward people by 24%. We achieved what the country hadn’t since independence,” Tejashwi Yadav remarked. 

    He hailed RJD’s ethos, stating, “In RJD, ‘R’ signifies rise, ‘J’ stands for job, and ‘D’ represents development.” Tejashwi critiqued the BJP for destabilising elected state governments, asserting that the public will respond. Tejashwi pledged to continue the fight, framing it as an ideological battle. “Even if summonses are sent to Rahul Gandhi or the CBI targets Akhilesh Bhai in the Uttar Pradesh alliance, we will persist. BJP has become a dustbin where every party’s waste is accumulating,” he stated in Patna. 

    Taking a swipe at PM Modi, Tejashwi criticized his recent visit to Bihar, accusing him of repeating falsehoods. “Modi ji is a factory of lies. In the last election, BJP won 39 out of 40 seats. Ask their MPs about the work done in their districts,” he concluded. 

    PM Modi visited Bihar on Saturday where is was present in a public meeting in Aurangabad alongwith Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. PM also unveiled development projects valued at over Rs 21,400 crore in the state.

  • Nitish Kumar Govt To Review Functioning Of Departments Held By Former Bihar Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav |

    PATNA: In a significant political development, the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Friday ordered a probe to review the functioning of the departments under the state’s former Deputy chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and his close ministers in the previous JDU-RJD government. According to news agency ANI, orders have been given by the Bihar government to review the functioning of the departments under Tejashwi and his close ministers in the previous government. 

     

    Patna | Orders have been given by the Bihar government to review the functioning of the departments under former state Dy CM Tejashwi Yadav and his close ministers in the previous government. The work of the Health Department, Road Construction Department, Urban Development and… pic.twitter.com/MYbaldPaWz


    — ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2024

     

    The work of the Health Department, Road Construction Department, Urban Development and Housing Department and the decisions taken by him will be reviewed, the order said. Apart from this, the work of the RJD regime in the Rural Affairs Department, PHED and Mines and Geology Department will also be reviewed. Instructions have also been issued by the state government to the secretaries of all concerned departments in this connection, said news agency ANI.

    The order came shortly after Tejashwi Yadav launched a fresh attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar while addressing the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and said that the CM does not want to listen to anyone. “You all very well know how our CM is, he does not want to listen to anyone. He used to say ‘I will die, but won’t join BJP’…We decided to stay with Nitish ji, no matter how much we have to sacrifice, only to defeat BJP in 2024…’ Hum logo ne ek thake hue mukhyamantri ko Niyukt kiya hai’…” said RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

    “He does not want to listen to anyone, but still, ours was a grand alliance government, and we wanted to be united with a big goal, We have to stop the powers that be, those who work to sow poison in the country, so this time at any cost, no matter how much we have to bear, no matter how much we have to sacrifice, we joined Nitish ji, so that BJP will be defeated in 2024. We will do the work of ousting BJP from power and we appointed a tired Chief Minister, ” added Tejashwi Yadav.

    Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav joined Rahul Gandhi in his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ on Friday in Bihar’s Sasaram. The Yatra reaches it’s final stage in Bihar and is scheduled to enter Uttar Pradesh later today.

    Yadav was seen driving Rahul Gandhi and other leaders in the lead jeep as the yatra made its way through Sasaram with the RJD leader acknowledging his ally in his post on x. This was the first time the RJD leader was seen sharing the stage with Gandhi in Bihar since state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar severed his ties with the INDIA bloc.

  • Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Faces Crucial Floor Test Today, Can RJD Spoil BJP-JDU’s Party? |

    New Delhi: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who joined the NDA after a sudden change of alliance, has to show his majority in the assembly today. Before that, the political scene in Patna has heated up due to the ongoing meetings at Tejashwi Yadav’s residence. Is RJD of Lalu Yadav planning to play any game in the floor test? This question has been lingering in the political air for many days. Some RJD MLAs are staying at Tejashwi’s house with clothes and bags.

    On the other hand, JD(U) MLAs have been kept at Hotel Chanakya fearing the glow of the ‘lantern’. BJP MLAs have also been moved to another hotel. The scare of Operation Lotus that was in some states, is now the talk of Operation Lantern in Bihar. Meanwhile, the slogans of ‘Tejashwi is needed’ have definitely kept the ruling party’s heartbeat high.

    Does BJP-JD(U) Have Enough Numbers?

    The reason for the commotion in Patna before the floor test is the political number of 8. Actually, RJD has 79, Congress has 19 and Left has 19 MLAs. In this way, the grand alliance’s number reaches 114. They are only 8 MLAs short of majority. On the other hand, in the NDA camp, BJP has 78, JD(U) has 45, HAM i.e.

    Jitanram Manjhi has four and one independent MLA’s support. This number is 128, i.e. 6 MLAs more than the majority. If 7-8 MLAs break away or ‘vanish’, then it can be trouble for Nitish. Nitish will have to get the number of 122 to save power in the 243 seats of the Bihar assembly. 

    When Nitish Kumar had made the government with the BJP by turning his back, Tejashwi Yadav had said that the game would start now. For a week, the RJD camp has been shouting – this is the demand of every person, we want only Tejashwi government. One reason for Nitish’s heartbeat to rise is also that why is RJD claiming to form Tejashwi government without the numbers?

    A few hours ago, there was also news that Manjhi’s number is not working. A senior leader of the Left also met Manjhi. There, 2-3 MLAs did not reach the JD(U) meeting. Sources have revealed that Sudarshan Kumar Singh, Bima Bharti and Dilip Roy did not appear in the JDU meeting. One more game before the floor test today!

    State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary did not pay much attention to the absence of two-three MLAs in the JD(U) MLAs’ meeting. He said that there are 128 MLAs in the NDA. We are in a majority situation. All our MLAs will be present in the House today. Before the confidence vote, a no-confidence motion will come against the Speaker. He told that if necessary under the rules, 38 MLAs will stand on their seats to support the proposal, after which the Speaker will have to hand over the conduct of the proceedings to the Deputy Speaker till a new Speaker is elected.

    Actually, the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly is Maheshwar Hazari from JD(U) and the Speaker is Awadh Bihari Chaudhary from RJD. In the past few days, there was a lot of discussion that some game could happen in Bihar through the Speaker. After all, the Speaker is supreme in the House.

    RJD spokesperson Shakti Singh Yadav said angrily that the arrival of the government officials in the party’s marathon meeting for two days proves that the government has not only lost the public mandate, but also the trust. This is RJD’s meeting. BJP is holding a workshop, so that is a Rasleela and RJD is holding a meeting with the MLAs, so the character is loose. The people of the government send the magistrate to find out which MLAs are on their own or not? This does not work in democracy.

    RJD’s Attack

    It was said on Lalu’s party’s ex-handle, ‘Nitish Kumar has sent police in thousands to surround Tejashwi ji’s residence due to the fear of losing the government. They want to enter the house by any means and do something unpleasant with the MLAs. The people of Bihar are watching the misdeeds of Nitish Kumar and the police.’ Many experts who keep an eye on Bihar’s politics believe that by changing sides repeatedly, Nitish Kumar’s popularity has decreased on one hand

  • Ahmedabad courtroom sends 2nd summons to Dy CM Tejashwi in defamation case

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    AHMEDABAD:  A metropolitan courtroom in Ahmedabad on Friday issued a summons to Bihar Deputy Leader Minister Tejashwi Yadav for the second one time in a felony defamation case after finding out that the primary summons may now not be served to him because of some confusion. 

    As in step with the most recent summons, Yadav is needed to seem prior to the courtroom on October 13. On August 28, the courtroom of Further Metropolitan Justice of the Peace D J Parmar issued a summons to Yadav in a felony defamation case filed in opposition to him over his reported remarks that “handiest Gujaratis will also be thugs (fraudsters)”.

    The courtroom issued a summons to the senior RJD chief to seem prior to it on September 22 within the case registered beneath Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC. When the courtroom started the listening to, it was once published that the summons was once nonetheless mendacity within the courtroom and it was once by no means dropped at Yadav. Whilst the complainant Haresh Mehta (69) was once beneath the influence that the courtroom would surrender the summons to Yadav, the courtroom was once beneath the influence that Mehta’s legal professional had delivered it to Yadav.

    AHMEDABAD:  A metropolitan courtroom in Ahmedabad on Friday issued a summons to Bihar Deputy Leader Minister Tejashwi Yadav for the second one time in a felony defamation case after finding out that the primary summons may now not be served to him because of some confusion. 

    As in step with the most recent summons, Yadav is needed to seem prior to the courtroom on October 13. On August 28, the courtroom of Further Metropolitan Justice of the Peace D J Parmar issued a summons to Yadav in a felony defamation case filed in opposition to him over his reported remarks that “handiest Gujaratis will also be thugs (fraudsters)”.

    The courtroom issued a summons to the senior RJD chief to seem prior to it on September 22 within the case registered beneath Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC. When the courtroom started the listening to, it was once published that the summons was once nonetheless mendacity within the courtroom and it was once by no means dropped at Yadav. Whilst the complainant Haresh Mehta (69) was once beneath the influence that the courtroom would surrender the summons to Yadav, the courtroom was once beneath the influence that Mehta’s legal professional had delivered it to Yadav.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

  • Opposition meet in Bengaluru: Nitish, Lalu and Tejashwi to succeed in by way of midday

    By way of PTI

    PATNA: Bihar Leader Minister Nitish Kumar in conjunction with RJD leader Lalu Prasad and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav will go back and forth to Bengaluru on Monday for attending the second one assembly of the opposition events.

    Most sensible leaders of 26 opposition events are anticipated to wait the two-day brainstorming consultation the place they’re more likely to get started paintings on a commonplace minimal programme and announce a joint agitational plan to take at the BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Kumar might be accompanied by way of his celebration JD(U)’s nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh and state Water Sources Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on the assembly, resources stated.

    The leaders from Bihar are anticipated to depart for Bengaluru within the afternoon, they stated.

    The assembly would start at 6 pm with the cope with of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Fifteen events attended the closing assembly for opposition team spirit hosted by way of Kumar in Patna on June 23.

    Congress Parliamentary celebration chairperson Sonia Gandhi could also be more likely to attend the assembly this time.

    Different most sensible leaders anticipated to wait the assembly come with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Leader Minister MK Stalin, Jharkhand Leader Minister Hemant Soren, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, but even so former Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

    In line with resources, the leaders are more likely to grasp discussions on issuing a joint declaration and transfer ahead on their proposal of hanging up commonplace opposition applicants in a majority of the Lok Sabha seats.

    The time table for the talks can be finalised all over discussions earlier than a dinner assembly on Monday night time, they stated.

    There’s a proposal to arrange a subcommittee for drafting a commonplace minimal programme and communique issues for the Opposition alliance for the 2024 basic elections, the resources stated.

    But even so, the resources stated, the plan could also be to arrange a subcommittee for chalking out the joint programme of events that incorporates rallies, conventions and agitations.

    A plan to speak about the method for deciding seat sharing on a state-to-state foundation could also be at the desk.

    The opposition leaders may additionally speak about the problem of EVM and recommend reforms to the Election Fee, the resources stated.

    The opposition leaders additionally plan to indicate a reputation for the alliance.

    PATNA: Bihar Leader Minister Nitish Kumar in conjunction with RJD leader Lalu Prasad and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav will go back and forth to Bengaluru on Monday for attending the second one assembly of the opposition events.

    Most sensible leaders of 26 opposition events are anticipated to wait the two-day brainstorming consultation the place they’re more likely to get started paintings on a commonplace minimal programme and announce a joint agitational plan to take at the BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Kumar might be accompanied by way of his celebration JD(U)’s nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh and state Water Sources Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha on the assembly, resources stated.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The leaders from Bihar are anticipated to depart for Bengaluru within the afternoon, they stated.

    The assembly would start at 6 pm with the cope with of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Fifteen events attended the closing assembly for opposition team spirit hosted by way of Kumar in Patna on June 23.

    Congress Parliamentary celebration chairperson Sonia Gandhi could also be more likely to attend the assembly this time.

    Different most sensible leaders anticipated to wait the assembly come with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Leader Minister MK Stalin, Jharkhand Leader Minister Hemant Soren, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, but even so former Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

    In line with resources, the leaders are more likely to grasp discussions on issuing a joint declaration and transfer ahead on their proposal of hanging up commonplace opposition applicants in a majority of the Lok Sabha seats.

    The time table for the talks can be finalised all over discussions earlier than a dinner assembly on Monday night time, they stated.

    There’s a proposal to arrange a subcommittee for drafting a commonplace minimal programme and communique issues for the Opposition alliance for the 2024 basic elections, the resources stated.

    But even so, the resources stated, the plan could also be to arrange a subcommittee for chalking out the joint programme of events that incorporates rallies, conventions and agitations.

    A plan to speak about the method for deciding seat sharing on a state-to-state foundation could also be at the desk.

    The opposition leaders may additionally speak about the problem of EVM and recommend reforms to the Election Fee, the resources stated.

    The opposition leaders additionally plan to indicate a reputation for the alliance.