Farmers Movement Archive

Be ready for Bihar polls next year: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

PATNA: Leader of opposition in the state assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, on Monday hinted towards organizational changes in the RJD and action against those members who did not support the party candidates in the recent assembly elections. He also asked the party members to be ready for the elections which, he said, may happen anytime next year. In a review meeting held at the RJD office on Monday, Tejashwi said few people have been holding the same post in the party for a very long time. “After review, reshuffling will be done. Many have been holding a particular portfolio for a long time. What benefit did the party get from them?” he asked. Tejashwi said he had given the detailed report about the elections and the role of different party members to RJD chief Lalu Prasad at their meeting in Ranchi recently. He also said Lalu has given him full freedom to take the right decisions in the interest of the party. He then told the party members to keep working for common people and raise the issues of public interest. “Don’t think that the 2020 election has got over. It may happen anytime in 2021. I appeal to everyone — those who have won and other candidates and party members — to keep preparing for the polls,” said Tejashwi, appreciating how several new faces in the party had won the elections this time. RJD has asked all its candidates, district presidents and general secretaries to give in writing their suggestions as well as grievances and obstacles they faced in the election. The party will form a committee to review the recommendations and grudges. Sources said this was done to avoid any clash in the meeting. Senior party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui pointed towards loopholes at the ground level from the side of polling agents. RJD state spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan said discussion on the farmers’ plight was done in the meeting, especially on the new farm laws. “RJD has decided to organize seminars across the district headquarters of the party on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. Seminars will be based on the plight of farmers and loopholes in the new laws,” Gagan said. Meanwhile, RJD and Congress once again blamed one another for the loss in the assembly elections. Though such discussions were not part of the RJD’s review meeting, its leaders like Anand Mohan’s son Chetan Anand, Ramai Ram and Yaduvansh Yadav, while talking to the media, pointed towards the Congress for their loss in assembly election. However, Congress state research and manifesto committee chairman Anand Madhab criticized RJD leaders for not abiding by the alliance dharma.

The Times of India

2020-12-22

Patna