Tag: RJD

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav meets Bihar Governor, stakes claim to form govt

The RJD was relegated to opposition in Bihar last year after the JD(U) walked away from the three-party alliance, which also involved the Congress, and joined hands with the BJP to form a new government under Nitish Kumar.

May 18, 2018

3 RJD leaders returning from Tej Pratap’s wedding killed in accident

Their car was on its way to Kishanganj from Patna when it lost control, broke through the road divider and collided head-on with a truck

May 13, 2018

RJD leader shot dead in Patna

A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Bihar capital on Saturday, police said.

May 12, 2018

Lalu Prasad gets five-day parole to attend son Tej Pratap’s wedding

RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who is serving jail terms in connection with fodder scam cases, has been granted a five-day parole to attend his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav’s wedding later this week. Currently, Lalu Prasad is undergoing treatment at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) hospital in the Jharkhand capital of Ranchi after being …

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May 9, 2018

Lalu Prasad discharged from AIIMS, RJD leader cries foul

While the hospital has claimed that Lalu Prasad’s condition has improved, the RJD supremo believed that the decision of him getting discharged was taken due to political pressure

April 30, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi meets Lalu Prasad at AIIMS

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday met RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and enquired about his health condition. Lalu Prasad, who was admitted to AIIMS on 29 April, is undergoing treatment for various ailments related to heart and kidney. Congress President Sh. @RahulGandhi Ji …

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April 30, 2018

RJD’s ‘charge-sheet’ against Nitish govt

The ruling Nitish Kumar government in Bihar was caught unawares on Wednesday when the main Opposition, the RJD, led by incarcerated chief Lalu Prasad, issued a ‘charge-sheet’ against the government even as the latter had no time to release its “Report card”. The ruling regime has been releasing the “Report card”, detailing its achievements every …

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April 5, 2018

Tejashwi Yadav joins Bharat Bandh protests in support of Dalits

The 28-year-old leader also rebuked Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag of not paying attention to the Dalits despite proclaiming themselves as Dalit leaders.

April 2, 2018

BJP has set Bihar ablaze, Nitish Kumar is finished: Lalu Yadav

Former Bihar CM was commenting on recent incidents of communal violence in the state. Communal clashes have erupted in several districts in the state since Ram Navami last Sunday.

March 29, 2018

Tejashwi Yadav slams CM Nitish, BJP over death of 2 journalists in Bihar

Bihar’s former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over “inaction” in the alleged murder of two journalists in Bhojpur district. The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader, while criticising “Delhi media” for shying away from reporting the incident, said, “Two journalists brutally murdered in Bihar but no outrage in Delhi Media because it’s …

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March 26, 2018

2 held for ‘raising’ anti-national slogans after RJD’s victory in Araria

Two persons have been arrested for allegedly raising anti-national slogans, while celebrating the victory of RJD candidate Sarfaraz Alam in the Araria Lok Sabha bypoll, police said on Friday. A video footage, which has gone viral on the social media, shows a group of people allegedly raising “anti-India” and “pro-Pakistan” slogans, while flashing the victory sign …

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March 16, 2018

Araria verdict: RJD slams Giriraj Singh’s ‘hub of terror’ remark

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders slammed the “hub of terror” comment made by Union Cabinet Minister Girijraj Singh on Thursday. Reacting to RJD victory in the Araria Lok Sabha byoll on Wednesday, Singh had said that the district bordering West Bengal and Nepal will become a “hub of terror”. “This is not only a threat …

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March 15, 2018

Bihar bypolls: RJD bags Jehanabad, BJP wins Bhabhua Assembly seat

The RJD on Wednesday won the Jehanabad Assembly seat and established a winning lead in the Araria Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, but the BJP bagged the Bhabhua Assembly seat, officials on Wednesday said. The Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Sunday Yadav defeated Janata Dal-United candidate Abhiram Sharma by 35,036 votes in Jehanabad. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate …

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March 14, 2018

Bihar bypolls: BJP leading in two seats, RJD in one

As the initial counting of votes for the Bihar bypolls began on Wednesday, the BJP has taken a lead in the Araria Lok Sabha and Bhabua assembly seats while the RJD is ahead in the Jahanabad assembly constituency, officials said. In Araria, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate Pradip Kumar Singh is leading over RJD candidate …

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March 14, 2018

Bihar bypolls: With Nitish in shadows, real fight is between BJP and RJD

Much is at stake at Sunday’s by-elections to three Bihar seats — one Lok Sabha and two assembly seats — for both ruling BJP-led NDA and opposition Grand Alliance comprising RJD, Congress and HAM-S, barely a year ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Both National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Grand Alliance are using the …

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March 10, 2018

RJD dares Nitish to learn from Naidu

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has got caught in his own web. Hours after the TDP pulled itself out of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the key Opposition in Bihar, the RJD, has dared the chief minister to take a lesson from his Andhra Pradesh counterpart and react over Centre’s failure to grant …

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March 9, 2018

Paswan’s son-in-law joins RJD

Anil Paswan, son-in-law of Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan has joined the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) headed by Lalu Prasad. Anil, who headed the Dalit Sena, a frontal wing of the LJP, joined the RJD with hundreds of his supporters at a meeting addressed by former deputy chief …

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March 8, 2018