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…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked on Saturday the INDIA bloc following remarks made by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, who referred to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as the “Chinese version of Yogi.” BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla drew parallels between Tejashwi Yadav’s comment and the racist remarks made by…
NEW DELHI: Ward councillor Pankaj Rai was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Hajipur on Tuesday night. With the attack being caught on CCTV, Tejashwi Yadav took to social media platform X and blamed the Nitish Kumar-led government for sleeping peacefully in an attack he claimed was led by NDA goons. The Ward No 5…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday filed a supplementary chargesheet naming former railway minister Lalu Prasad, son Tejashwi Yadav, and others in connection with the land-for-job scam case. Supplementary chargesheet has named 11 accused. It also has 96 relied-upon documents. The court has listed the matter on August 13 for checking of the charge…
NEW DELHI: Former deputy chief minister of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday reacted to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks over the prolonged violence in Manipur and said that his statement has come ‘late’. “The Prime Minister has always been silent, whether it’s about the Manipur incident, the attack on our farmer brothers,…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, whose viral image with his political rival Nitish Kumar triggered wild speculations ahead of government formation, refused to divulge what transpired between them on their flight from Patna to Delhi. Reacting to his viral picture Tejashwi Yadav said that both of them greeted…
