Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

Both RJD and Nitish‘s party JD(U) have been trading prongs over corruption charges against Lalu and his family members, and Congress, which had been trying not to take a position, has been forced into a corner with the ‘mahagathbandhan’ war hotting up over the continuance of Tejashwi as deputy CM. JD(U) has asked Tejashwi to explain the land graft charges in connection with which the CBI named him in a FIR lodged on July 5. Congress MLC ridiculed JD(U) for seeking an explanation from Tejashwi.

Tejashwi is believed to have told the CM that his family was falsely implicated by the CBI out of political vendetta and he would contest the charges legally. Nitish has not said whether he is satisfied with Tejashwi’s explanation, and JD(U) has refused to accept it.

Congress has said that Tejashwi and RJD will give an explanation during the party’s rally in Patna on 27 August. JD(U) has disapproved of RJD’s stand for Tejashwi Yadav.

RJD, JD (U) and Congress are partners with 80, 71 and 27 MLAs in the 243-strong Bihar House. JD(U) is smaller than RJD in terms of a number of assembly seats, its stature was taller than the senior alliance partners. Questions are being raised on the image of JD(U). Hence, an explanation is must or else it may impact the alliance.

By Mahak