Union Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its leader Tejashwi Yadav. Singh alleged that the RJD's agenda is centered around parivarvad and corruption.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday came down heavily on BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over his remarks against the Supreme Court, asserting that such statements undermine the dignity of the judiciary and warrant contempt proceedings.
He was referring to the demand for creating a separate state of Jharkhand, which was eventually carved out of Bihar on November 15, 2000. As the then Chief Minister of Bihar, Yadav initially resisted the bifurcation, but ultimately gave in.
"The national anthem has been insulted. The world is watching, and he (Nitish Kumar) should apologise in both houses. He should tender his resignation and make his son the Chief Minister of Bihar. Legally, this carries a punishment of three years. Action should be taken on this matter, but t
The speculation started when Janata Dal-United (JDU) supporters put up a poster outside the party office in Patna in support of CM Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar.
Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur on Thursday defended Bihar CM Nitish Kumar against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's remarks, asserting Kumar remains the people's choice.
Ahead of the upcoming legislative elections in Bihar, RJD MP and Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Misa Bharti, has dropped what could be widely deemed a big hint of what the coming weeks might hold for the state's political landscape.
Janata Dal-United senior leader KC Tyagi asserted that he is still in the party amid speculations of rift between him and the party following his resignation from the party's national spokesperson post on Sunday.
Reacting to election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishore's veiled jibe of a "10th fail" ruling Bihar, RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav on Monday said that this is democracy and anyone can say and present their side.
Jitan Ram Manjhi, in 2015, parted ways with the Janata Dal (United) along with 18 others and formed his own party, Hindustani Awam Morcha, during the 2015 Bihar political crisis.