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Patna, October 28 (IANS) Jantantrik Janata Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, saying that neither of them can be considered a public hero.
Speaking to media persons in Patna, Tej Pratap said, “The real mass heroes of this country were Karpoori Thakur, Ram Manohar Lohia, Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi or Tejashwi Yadav cannot be mass heroes. They are under the blessings of my father Lalu Prasad Yadav. If he removes his hand from their head, they will become.” Zero.”
He further said, “I will accept Tejashwi Yadav only when he achieves something on his own. At the moment, all his strength comes from my father’s support.”
Referring to his political journey, Tej Pratap said, “I am contesting the elections alone without my father’s support. If Tejashwi also does the same and succeeds, I will appreciate him.”
Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav is contesting Bihar Assembly elections from Mahua on the ticket of his newly formed party Jantantrik Janata Dal (JJD).
He has fielded several candidates of his party in other constituencies as well.
Tej Pratap was first elected from Mahua assembly constituency in Vaishali district in 2015 on RJD ticket and later became the Health Minister of Bihar in the Grand Alliance government.
In the 2020 assembly elections, he contested from Hasanpur assembly constituency of Samastipur district and won again.
However, his political career took a turn when a controversy erupted when his pictures with a girl named Anushka Yadav surfaced on social media.
After the incident, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav expelled Tej Pratap Yadav from the party and family for six years.
Tej Pratap Yadav is campaigning vigorously in Bihar in the assembly elections 2025.
–IANS
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