PATNA: On a day RJD chief Lalu Prasad declared that BJP would not return to office in Bihar, his estranged brother-in-law and former MP Subhash Yadav dropped a bombshell, alleging the former CM played key roles in negotiations with criminals to strike deals in corruption and kidnapping cases.
Subhash made the allegations at a time when the country’s political focus is on Bihar, where assembly elections are due before Nov this year.
“BJP cannot form govt in Bihar as long as we are here. People have understood BJP,” Lalu Prasad said. This was in response to questions about BJP’s return after its recent emphatic win in Delhi, following consecutive successes in Maharashtra and Haryana.
“The fact is that Shahabuddin, Gupta, and Lalu Prasad used to strike deals. A lot used to happen through corruption and kidnappings,” said Subhash. Shahabuddin was former Siwan RJD MP, while Gupta was Prem Chand Gupta, a close confidant of Lalu.
Subhash is brother of Lalu Prasad’s wife and former CM Rabri Devi. He fell out with them over two decades ago, claiming they had started seeing him as a parallel power centre and kept him out. On Thursday, Subhash said his son was keen to contest the assembly elections and was associated with Chirag Paswan’s LJP (RV), a BJP ally.