Jitan Ram Manjhi (left) and Tejashwi Yadav / File photos NEW DELHI: Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, reacting to Tejashwi Yadav‘s remark that more people drink alcohol in Bihar than in Maharashtra, said the RJD leader made the claim “because he may be involved in smuggling”.“Liquor is banned here (in Bihar) but…
RANCHI: INDIA bloc’s election campaign in Jharkhand hit choppy waters on Saturday after an alleged unilateral seat-sharing arrangement between JMM and Congress left RJD fuming.Trouble began in the afternoon after CM and JMM executive president Hemant Soren, accompanied by netas of Congress, announced that JMM and the grand old party would field candidates in 70…
PATNA: Senior BJP and JD(U) functionaries in Bihar on Monday accused former deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of taking away furniture, water taps, and other items while vacating the official bungalow allotted to him on Patna’s Deshratna Marg during the grand alliance govt. RJD has dismissed the charges.Union minister Giriraj Singh termed the alleged act…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal on Monday refuted the Bharatiya Janata Party‘s claim that Bihar‘s former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav had stolen furniture including taps, sofas, and beds from the government bungalow and said that these are false allegations. Earlier today, Bihar BJP Media in-charge Danish Iqbal launched a scathing attack on Tejashwi Yadav’s…
NEW DELHI: Indian politician and the son of former Bihar Prime Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashvi Yadav recently shared his cricketing journey on social media, causing quite a stir. The RJD leader claimed that he had captained Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli in domestic cricket, a fact that has been largely forgotten despite Tejashwi’s impressive…
NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishor on Saturday vowed to immediately end Bihar’s contentious liquor ban, if elected to power. He made the claim just days before his party’s foundation day on October 2.In an interview with ANI, Kishor said, “There is no need for any special preparation for the 2nd….
NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday questioned the credibility of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar‘s commitments, saying that his promises hold ‘no value’ and that he has ‘lost the trust’ of the people.Tejashwi recounted an incident where Kumar, in the presence of his MLAs, apologized with folded hands for aligning with the BJP-led…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor attacked Bihar’s deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav‘s ability to lead the state’s development. Kishor didn’t mince words as he questioned Yadav’s educational qualifications, pointing out that he failed to clear the 10th grade despite his privileged background.Speaking at a gathering in Bhojpur, Bihar, Kishor said, “If someone could…
NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav challenged Janata Dal United to speak out if they were in favour of putting reservation in the Ninth Schedule amid state-wide sit-in protests on Sunday by the former demanding caste census in the country. “We challenge the JDU leaders to tell whether they are in favour…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit back at Tejashwi Yadav over his “Chinese version of Yogi” remark, saying the RJD leader “should have implemented a four-hour break when he was in power in Bihar”.Earlier, taking a dig at Sarma over the Assam assembly’s decision to do away with the two-hour namaz break…
