Chirag dares Tejashwi to boycott polls, fight alone
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
to boycott the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar or contest them without allies.
Tejashwi had recently suggested that the opposition might consider boycotting the elections due later this year, citing alleged irregularities in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the
Election Commission
.
Reacting sharply, Chirag, on way to Gaya to address the Nav Sankalp Mahasabha, said, "If Tejashwi has the courage, he must do it. RJD ruled Bihar for 15 years, yet never had the courage to contest elections alone. How can those who couldn't fight alone now talk of boycotting polls?"
He further attacked the opposition alliance, pointing out RJD's continued ties with Congress.
"Congress is the oldest party in the country, yet it does not have the courage to contest alone either. In 2020, I contested alone, even after my leader (Ram Vilas Paswan) passed away during the nomination phase," Chirag said.
Criticising opposition tactics, he said, "They have a habit of intimidating people for votes. During the Lok Sabha elections, they claimed that if the Modi govt returned, reservation would end, democracy would be finished and the Constitution would be changed."
"One year on, whose reservation has been taken away? Where has democracy or the Constitution been scrapped?" he asked, accusing the opposition of constantly misleading the public.
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