In a fresh rift within the Lalu Yadav‘s family in Bihar, his eldest son Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday announced to float new political outfit ‘Lalu Rabri Morcha’. He urged his mother to contest from Saran Lok Sabha Seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls 2019.
Talking to the press, Tej Pratap Yadav said Saran is the seat belongs to his father and mother, I request my mother contest from that (Saran) Seat in the Lok Sabha Polls 2019.
He added that He will contest the polls as an Independent in case his mother would not’. He further said, ‘We demand two Lok Sabha seats of Sheohar and Jehanabad’ while launching his new front.
However, Tej Pratap Yadav while launching his new Political Outfit ‘Lalu Rabri Morcha’ asserted that this is not separate from ‘our’ RJD. He while pointing towards photographs of his parents besides younger brother Tejashwi Yadav.
#Bihar: Tej Pratap Yadav launches 'Lalu Rabri Morcha' in Patna, says, "We demand two Lok Sabha seats of Sheohar and Jehanabad." pic.twitter.com/2xCTUXg2mg
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2019
He once again asserted that Candidate on Saran Seat should not be any ‘Outsider’.
Reportedly, Tej Pratap Yadav is upset with his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav’s move to named Chandrika Rai from the Saran Seat – a seat which has been in past won by his father Lalu Prasad Yadav four times. Rai – the father of the estranged wife Aishwarya.
Earlier, Tej Pratap Yadav had resigned as the chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal’s student wing claiming that the top authorities of the party did not consider his candidates for the nomination of the seats.
Reportedly, Tez Pratap had suggested Tejashwi Yadav consider two names for the mega Lok Sabha Polls 2019. He wanted to press for the candidature of his close aides – Angesh Kumar and Chandra Prakash from Sheohar and Jehanabad respectively.
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Tej Pratap Yadab had in November last year filed a petition in the Court seeking Divorce from his newly-wed wife Aishwarya Rai – daughter of Chandrika Rai and Granddaughter of Former CM Daroga Rai.
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