Tej dares RJD to act against MLA
Tej Pratap Yadav
, elder son of Lalu Prasad, on Tuesday challenged the
RJD
leadership to take action against its MLA Bhai Birendra over a viral audio clip in which he is allegedly heard threatening a govt official.
"I was expelled from the RJD under a conspiracy by betrayers. But will the RJD show similar strictness against Bhai Birendra?" Tej Pratap asked in a post on social media. Accusing the party of double standards, he said, "Respect for the Constitution must be reflected in action, not in speeches." He alleged that Bhai Birendra had made derogatory remarks against members of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes (SC/ST) community and even issued death threats to the official over the phone.
The controversy erupted after Bhai Birendra, an RJD MLA, allegedly used abusive language in a telephonic conversation with a panchayat secretary. Although the MLA has since expressed regret for his remarks, he denied making any casteist slurs during the exchange.
Tej Pratap, who was expelled from the RJD two months ago, is said to have been angered by what he sees as selective disciplinary action. His expulsion followed a social media post in which he disclosed his relationship with a young woman, prompting the RJD chief to suspend him from the party for six years.
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In a recent sign of widening rifts within the Yadav family, Tej Pratap unfollowed several of his sisters on the social media platform X, just ahead of the Rakshabandhan festival. This public move has further fuelled speculation of internal discord.
According to those close to him, Tej Pratap is considering contesting as an Independent candidate from Mahua, the assembly seat in Vaishali district that he won in 2015.
In 2020, he shifted to Hasanpur in Samastipur district.
Mahua is currently represented by RJD MLA Mukesh Kumar Raushan, who has been actively cultivating his constituency over the past five years. If Tej Pratap enters the electoral fray from Mahua, it could lead to a split in the vote share, potentially clearing the path for a third contender to emerge victorious, political observers said.
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