A video of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav speaking with a high official in Bihar, throughout a lecturers’ protest, goes viral on social media.
The Bihar opposition chief arrived to point out his help to protesting lecturers in Patna when he was advised that the protesters had been denied permission for a sit-in at their deliberate venue. Yadav then dialed Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh for an assurance that the protest could be allowed.
In the video, Tejashwi Yadav is seen speaking to Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh on cellphone, surrounded by the protesting lecturers. Yadav is heard asking if the lecturers should take permission each day for staging the protest.
“There has been a lathi charge, their food has been thrown away, they were driven away…Now some are here with me at ECO Park. All that they want is that they are allowed to protest,” Yadav stated, including that he’ll “WhatsApp the application.” When Yadav questioned by when will they hear again from him, Singh shot again saying, “Kab tak meaning? You haven’t sent the application and are questioning me.” Yadav then launched himself amid protestors’ laughter: “Hum Tejashwi Yadav bol rahein hai, DM sahab (This is Tejashwi Yadav speaking).”
After a pause, Singh replied: ‘Acha, ok sir.” The protesters then had a big laugh on the official’s fast change of tone.
In the Assembly elections held final yr, the NDA scraped previous the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance in a nail-biting contest to retain energy in Bihar. The ruling coalition-led by Nitish Kumar clinched 125 seats within the 243-member State Assembly in opposition to the 110 secured by Yadav’s Grand Alliance.
