Patna:The political feud between Lalu Prasad Yadav’s sons, Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav, is growing sharper with each passing day. During the Bihar Assembly election campaign, elder brother Tej Pratap has been making strong remarks against his younger brother, who leads the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Tej Pratap, who now heads the Janshakti Janata Dal and is contesting from Mahua, called Tejashwi “a child” and said that after the elections, “we will give him a rattle.”
Speaking to reporters, Tej Pratap said, “He is still a child. After the elections, we will give him a rattle. When he went to our area, we also went to his. Now we will go to Raghopur too.” He also launched a sharp attack on the RJD, saying, “The RJD party with the green flag is fake. This is Lalu Prasad Yadav’s real party. The one with the green flag is under the influence of Jaichand.” He declared that “the real Arjun” in Raghopur was Prem Kumar, the JJP candidate.
On Monday, Tej Pratap addressed a public meeting in Bidupur Chaksikandar Kalyanpur village, which falls in Tejashwi’s stronghold Raghopur. Addressing the crowd, he said, “I came to help the flood victims, but your MLA never came. My doors are always open to the public, just like Lalu Prasad Yadav’s were. But if you go away, you will have to wait eight hours.” He also mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying, “He comes to Bihar to ride a scooter, make jalebis, and fish. He has nothing to do with employment or migration.”
Tej Pratap also dismissed Tejashwi’s claim that his party would provide a government job to one person in every household, saying such promises should only be made after forming the government. He added that the people of Bihar are wise and will decide for themselves who truly stands with them.
Earlier, Tejashwi had visited Mahua to campaign for his party’s candidate and urged people to vote for the RJD. Reacting to this, Tej Pratap wrote on Instagram that his younger brother was “naive.” He said, “Tejashwi said that no one is bigger than the party, but we want to remind him that in a democracy, the people are the biggest, not any party or family.” He further wrote, “Mahua is my political land. The party is just a system, but the people are our masters. I trust the people of Mahua will bless me with a big victory and help develop Mahua into a model constituency.”
The clash between the two brothers, once seen as the political future of Bihar’s most powerful political family, has now become one of the biggest talking points in the state’s election. While Tejashwi leads the RJD in the race for power, Tej Pratap’s open criticism and separate political path have turned their family feud into a full-blown election drama.
