Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday termed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's remark on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa as "unfortunate" and racist.
Amid the row over the demand for a nationwide caste census by the opposition, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi posed a pointed question to Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, asking why the latter's parents forgot to conduct it during their rule.
Accusing the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of using Muslims as "vote banks", Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor challenged the RJD and said that if they claim to be the leader of Muslims, then they should give tickets according to the Muslim population.
Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) also held a state-wide one-day sit-in protest with the demand for a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of the 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is holding a state-wide one-day sit-in protest with the demand for a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of the 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
Responding to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's "cheap popularity" statement against him, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said "Our work will not stop based on the comments of people. Our work is to keep going forward."
Janata Dal-United leader KC Tyagi resigned from the party spokesperson post on Sunday, citing 'personal reasons'. Rajiv Ranjan Prasad has been appointed as the new JD-U spokesperson.
Janata Dal (United) on Saturday announced the suspension of Jammu and Kashmir general secretary Vivek Bali for allegedly involving in "anti-party activities".
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as President of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). The court found no substantial reason to interfere with the election results and deemed the petition to be without merit.
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav hit out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after the Assam Assembly on Friday decided to end the practice of two-hour adjournment for Jumma prayers.
In a post on X, Kumaraswamy congratulated the newly-elected president and vice-president of the Mandya City Municipal Council and said that he was pleased to see the victory despite the "conspiracies and machinations by the ruling Congress."
Reacting to the Unified Pension Scheme, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), MLA Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo said on Sunday that the government moved away from the Old Pension Scheme because the government was not able to meet the demands and the fear of losses made them move to a market-driven scheme.