Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son sidelined in the RJD under the leadership of his father Lalu Prasad, has created a new student body with the clear aim of consolidating the parent organisation. Yadav launched the Chhatra Janshakti Parishad two days ago and claimed it was not meant to pose any challenge to the student RJD, the party’s official student wing, but works towards “organizing youth at the village level”.
The temperamental MLA declared as usual, claiming that he had “Lalu Prasad’s blessings” at a time when he was left licking his wounds after losing a tug-of-war with state RJD chief Jagdanand Singh. . Singh, considered close to Yadav’s younger and more powerful brother Tejashwi Yadav, had recently earned the wrath of the elder brother over the sacking of Akash Yadav from the post of Chhatra RJD state president.
Though there was no official word on the reasons behind the removal of Akash Yadav, one of Tej Pratap Yadav’s few close friends, it was widely believed that the blame fell on him when posters surfaced in the city recently. In which there were pictures of Tejashwi. Now the actual leaders of the party were clear of the absence. Realizing that this might further dilute his clout, Tej Pratap Yadav reacted furiously, comparing Jagdanand Singh to ‘Hitler’, who refused to go to the party office for several days in protest, until That they were not understood by Tejashwi.
Meanwhile, Akash Yadav realized that the time had come for him in the RJD, where he was seen as an alliance with a leader who did not have power despite his pedigree, and joined the Lok Janshakti Party. The RJD rank and file, which has been witness to Tej Pratap Yadav’s tantrums for some time, watched Vikas with awe. Speaking on condition of anonymity, some of them pointed out that the unsettled leader had reacted similarly during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections when he formed the Lalu Rabri Morcha when his comrades were denied tickets.
They agree that the very fact of being Lalu Prasad’s son and the pastoral behavior reminding the public of his great father make Tej Pratap Yadav more than a jerk. Nonetheless, some in the party believe that if he wants to emerge as a credible center of power, he can achieve the firmness of purpose that was needed as the RJD has identified itself as Prasad. had reconciled himself to anoint the younger son as his successor.
The latest episode of what looks like an unequal war of succession has brought some cheer for the BJP, which sees the RJD as the main obstacle in its quest to become the number one political force in Bihar. “Tej Pratap Yadav is fighting for his existence and we sympathize with him. His father has treated the party as a personal fiefdom and has failed to do justice to his own son,” state BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand said in a statement here.
He also said that “it is ironic, and a poor reflection on the RJD that Tej Pratap Yadav, who never cared to educate himself, is floating a student body. No wonder the party lost the confidence of the people.” Have given.”
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