Plastic bucket protest by RJD against amended Motor Vehicle Act
India | September 13, 2019 17:05 ISTYoung leaders of the RJD put plastic buckets on their heads instead of helmets to protest against the increased fines.
Young leaders of the RJD put plastic buckets on their heads instead of helmets to protest against the increased fines.
The announcement was made during RJD's national executive meet, which also saw the presence of senior party leaders Jaiprakash Narayan Yadav, former MP and RJD state President Ramchander Purve. RJD leaders, however, made it clear that Yadav will continue as the Leader of Opposition.
Tejashwi Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister and younger son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, was not seen in public for a month after the RJD-led Grand Alliance was routed in the Lok Sabha polls in May.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has disappointed his party members with his continued absence from the Bihar Assembly as he failed to attend the ongoing monsoon session for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday.
Yadav, who is currently the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, was not present on the first day of the monsoon session of the Bihar Assembly.
He said all secular parties should unite and join hands to fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Sunday said that the human skeletons found near Shri Krishna Medical College and Hospital might be suspected to have a link with the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, has been missing for the past few days even as his state is reeling under a serious health crisis due to the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).
RJD leader Manoj Jha gives calling attention notice in Rajya Sabha for 24 June over deaths in Muzaffarpur due to AES
Both the injured RJD leaders have been admitted to a hospital and are said to be in a critical condition.
"He (Nitish Kumar) will surely switch sides but no one can predict when will he do that or what will he say. This has happened several times earlier. It's not surprising... All I want is that everyone should come together against the BJP," he told the media.
Stunned by the rout of his Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar and Jharkhand in the Lok Sabha election, Lalu Prasad gave up lunch for two days after the declaration of poll results on May 23.
This is the first time that the RJD failed to win a single seat in Lok Sabha polls in Bihar. In 2014, RJD had won 4 seats despite the Modi wave.
Mangni Lal Mandal and Ram Badan Rai resigned from the party alleging that the party has neglected senior leaders in ticket distribution.
Congress and RJD today announced their candidates for Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Mokama MLA and Baahubali don Anant Singh alias “Chotey Sarkar” has managed to get the Congress ticket from Munger seat for his wife Neelam Devi. RJD also announced the list of 19 candidates in Bihar. Sharad Yadav will contest on an RJD ticket from Madhepura while rape convict former MLA Rajballabh Yadav’s wife Vibha Devi will contest from Nawada.
The Grand Alliance on Friday announced a seat sharing pact in Bihar under which the RJD will contest 20 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats and the Congress 9 while smaller parties will be in contention in the remaining constituencies.
Police have lodged a case in this incident and probe is underway to identify the accused.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said his party will take part in Congress President Rahul Gandhi's February 3 rally in Patna.
According to media reports, Congress is seeking to contest 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar and has conveyed to the RJD that it would not settle for less than 12 seats.
Ram Kripal Yadav was earlier a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. In 2014, he resigned from his party post and joined BJP. In 2014 general election, he won the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat by defeating Bharti.
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