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A purported video of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Surendra Yadav has triggered a governmental contention successful Bihar, with the parliamentarian allegedly abusing voters, peculiarly members of the Yadav community, for allegedly deserting his enactment and voting for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful the caller Assembly elections.
According to the enactment sources, the Jehanabad MP was in the Atri Assembly constituency successful Gaya Ji territory to be a relation connected January 11. His comments came aft villagers questioned him astir the deficiency of developmental enactment successful Atri.
In the video, which has gone viral connected societal media platforms, Mr. Yadav is heard saying that astir 15,000 voters from the Yadav assemblage voted for the NDA’s Atri constituency candidate, resulting successful the decision of the Grand Alliance nominee.
“Betrayal by ain people”
“Who stole the vote? It was the Yadav assemblage who voted for the NDA, not our candidate,” Mr. Yadav is heard saying, portion abusing the locals. He said the RJD mislaid successful Atri and different seats owed to “betrayal by its ain people”.
In the Atri seat, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)’s Romit Kumar defeated RJD’s Baijyantri Devi. In neighbouring Belaganj, Mr. Yadav’s son, Vishwanath Kumar Singh, mislaid to Manorama Devi of Janata Dal (United).
‘RJD exposed’
NDA leaders slammed Mr. Yadav’s remarks, saying the video exposed the “true character” of the RJD, and demanded an apology.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person and Minister Ram Kripal Yadav said the RJD owed its beingness to the Yadav assemblage and that Surendra Yadav had been winning elections for galore years due to the fact that of Yadav voters. “His lad got defeated in Belaganj, and the radical voted for different person from the Yadav community. I deliberation the RJD enactment has fixed him a escaped manus to abuse, and if not, past enactment indispensable beryllium taken against him,” said the Minister.
He further said, “Surendra Yadav should apologise to the Yadav assemblage with folded hands. These are radical who person undermined the dignity of the Yadav community. These are leaders who person destroyed the RJD. The Yadav assemblage has excelled successful divers fields, producing writers, professors, doctors, and engineers. But it is truly a shame radical similar Surendra Yadav marque specified statements.”
BJP spokesperson Prabhakar Mishra said that the incidental had brought the “real character” of the RJD successful the nationalist domain.
MP’s apology sought
“After facing decision successful the Assembly elections, the RJD is present abusing the people. This is not hooliganism, not democracy. The MP must apologise, and ineligible enactment should beryllium taken against him,”Mr. Mishra said.
JD(U) MLC and enactment spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said that the RJD’s nonaccomplishment to unafraid votes indicated that the party had cheated the Yadav community.
“In Belaganj, the RJD lost both the by-election and the precocious concluded assembly elections. The Yadav assemblage nary longer trusts the RJD leadership, and they bash not privation dynasty politics. The enactment whitethorn not adjacent question an mentation from the MP for his wealth power, but Bihar volition not judge abusive leaders similar him,”Mr. Kumar said.
