Bihar’s Yadav chieftains unite against Lalu-Nitish parivar

PATNA: The Janata Parivar’s bid to unite social justice groups was jolted on Sunday when senior Yadav chieftains announced they would work to defeat the RJDJD (U) candidates in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections due in September-October.

Senior Yadav leaders, including Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, former union minister Devendra Prasad Yadav, Surendra Yadav, and a host of social activists and intellectuals with a firm belief in Mandal ideology, met at the home of former JD(U) MP from Patliputra, Ranjan Prasad Yadav, to discuss their role in the upcoming polls.

After a meeting held under the aegis of Mandal Vichar Manch, they decided to work to defeat candidates of Lalu Prasad’s RJD and Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) in the assembly polls. “We will campaign in all the 38 districts, 534 blocks and 8,500 panchayats to ensure the defeat of RJD and JD(U) candidates,” said Ranjan Yadav and Pappu Yadav.

They also decided to support the candidates of Jan Adhikar Party (JAP), led by Pappu Yadav, and Hindustan Awami Morcha (HAM), led by former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi .

The leaders accused Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar of ignoring Yadavs’ interests and using them to serve their political interests. “The political vision of

the Yadavs was blurred as if they have been “inflicted with cataract” and “given the dose of opium” in

the name of social justice during 15 years of RJD and 10 years of JD(U) rule,” the leaders said.