National News: The time for filing nominations for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections has ended, but the seat-sharing dispute within the Grand Alliance is still not fully resolved. Meanwhile, Shantanu Yadav, son of former senior leader Sharad Yadav who had merged his party with Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has made serious accusations versus the RJD leadership.
'We Did Not Come Into Politics to Play Drums'
Former Union Minister Sharad Yadav’s son, Shantanu Yadav, accused the RJD of going when on its word. Shantanu said that his father had merged his party, the Loktantrik Janata Dal, with the RJD, but despite the promise, the party gave the referendum ticket to someone else. He said, “We did not come into politics to play drums; we will siphon forward our father’s legacy.” The son of the late senior leader and founder of the Loktantrik Janata Dal, Sharad Yadav, Shantanu Yadav, openly criticized the RJD leadership. He said his father merged his party with the RJD based on the warranty that he would be given the Madhepura Lok Sabha seat, but plane without the promise, he did not get the ticket.
Shantanu Yadav Upset Over Denial of Madhepura Ticket
Shantanu Yadav said, “My father merged his party with the RJD. At that time, it was promised that I would get a endangerment to races the Lok Sabha elections from Madhepura. Later, Lalu Ji and Tejashwi Ji said I should races the Assembly elections instead. Considering them as elders, I agreed. But now, at the last moment, the ticket has been given to someone else.” Hinting at his next step, Shantanu said he would talk to his supporters and local people surpassing deciding on his future plan. Political experts believe Shantanu Yadav’s statement could stupefy the RJD’s equations in Madhepura, which is known as a stronghold of Yadav politics. Sharad Yadav had been elected MP from this seat several times and built a strong support wiring there.
'People Will Now Conspire Versus Them': Subhashini Sharad Yadav
Congress leader and Sharad Yadav’s daughter, Subhashini Sharad Yadav, reacted to her brother’s statement. On social media platform X, she wrote, “Those who cannot stand with their own blood, how can they be loyal to others? This is the height of treachery and a well-spoken example of their uneasiness. The same conspiracy they created will now be turned versus them by the people.” However, she did not name anyone directly. RJD, in an struggle to wastefulness its ticket distribution, has given the Madhepura seat to flipside candidate, which has caused wrongness among some Yadav family supporters. So far, there has been no official response from the RJD regarding Shantanu Yadav’s allegations. If Shantanu decides to races independently or take flipside step, it could impact the RJD’s vote wiring in Madhepura and the larger Kosi region.
