Chief Minister Nitish Kumar praised the Modi government for honoring Karpoori Thakur and launched a scathing attack on the dynastic politics of Lalu Yadav’s family without explicitly naming them.
Tag: Rashtriya Janata Dal
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The return of Lalu
Jail, sickness and the pandemic could have stored the septuagenarian RJD chief off the political stage, however he’s again, energising his get together’s cadre in addition to the nationwide Opposition alliance
ISSUE DATE: Aug 14, 2023 | UPDATED: Aug 4, 2023 16:23 IST
Illustration by Siddhant Jumde
“Didn’t study to be afraid, didn’t study to bow out. Have fought, will struggle, gained’t be afraid of jail, and can come out a winner ultimately.” These have been the phrases that accompanied the Instagram reel that Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav posted of his father, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav, enjoying badminton on the indoor court docket of the Patna Secretariat on July 28. Wearing a loose-fitting polo shirt, sweatpants and slippers, the 75-year-old politician regarded happy as he first served, then adopted it up with a fragile return, within the video.
Published By:
Arindam Mukherjee
Published On:
Aug 4, 2023
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RJD claims reservation inside get together construction is applied
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Days after the patch-up with Janata Dal (United), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) claimed on Sunday to have turn out to be the primary get together within the nation to implement ‘reservation’ in its organizational construction. This has been accomplished at a time nearly nationwide and regional events, particularly in Bihar BJP included, are engaged on this equation to create a powerful vote-bank on the idea of social engineering forward of the 2024 LS and the 2025 meeting elections.
This reservation roster within the organisational elections of RJD will proceed in impact additional with an goal to make what RJD chief calls-‘samata-mulak samaj’.(egalitarian society).
Sharing particulars with this newspaper right here, Chittaranjan Gagan- assistant nationwide chief electoral officer of RJD, mentioned that reservation has been applied within the get together for organisational construction with the aim of giving particular illustration to essentially the most backward and scheduled castes and tribes within the organizational construction.
“A provision has been made for special reservation for these classes in the constitution of RJD. According to the constitutional provisions of the party, 28 per cent of posts of party office bearers at the block and district levels including the party district presidents have been reserved for the most backward classes and 17 per cent for the scheduled castes and tribes now”, he claimed.
He additional elaborated that the identical roster of reservations has been applied within the organizational election yr 2022-2025, which was earlier applied within the organizational election yr 2019-2022.
The class, for which the posts of block president and district president had been reserved within the final organizational yr, would proceed identical for a similar class on this organizational yr additionally. “There has been no change in the previous roster”, he mentioned.
At current, the RJD has round 50 organizational district items in Bihar. “Among these items, 17 district items, the get together president publish has been reserved for essentially the most backward lessons whereas in 7 district items, the president’s publish has been reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Sharing particulars, he mentioned that Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, Darbhanga,Samastipur, Begusarai , Supaul, Saharsa, Purnia, Purnia , Munger, Bhagalpur , Banka, Biharsharif , Jehanabad and Patna Mahanagar(metropolis) have been reserved for essentially the most backward, whereas Navgachia, Arwal, Kaimur, Nalanda, Araria, Siwan and Bagaha have been reserved for SC and ST.
“Along with this, provision has been made for co-opted members to ensure proper representation of special interests in the organization. Under which, out of the total co-opted members at various levels, except the initial unit, the participation of minimum of 25 per cent women, 25 per cent minorities, 30 per cent scheduled castes/tribes and the remaining 20 per cent of those sections which have not got representation will be ensured”, he added. In the first unit, one member of the SC/ST shall be represented as a ‘sahvarit’ (co-opted) member.
NEW DELHI: Days after the patch-up with Janata Dal (United), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) claimed on Sunday to have turn out to be the primary get together within the nation to implement ‘reservation’ in its organizational construction. This has been accomplished at a time nearly nationwide and regional events, particularly in Bihar BJP included, are engaged on this equation to create a powerful vote-bank on the idea of social engineering forward of the 2024 LS and the 2025 meeting elections.
This reservation roster within the organisational elections of RJD will proceed in impact additional with an goal to make what RJD chief calls-‘samata-mulak samaj’.(egalitarian society).
Sharing particulars with this newspaper right here, Chittaranjan Gagan- assistant nationwide chief electoral officer of RJD, mentioned that reservation has been applied within the get together for organisational construction with the aim of giving particular illustration to essentially the most backward and scheduled castes and tribes within the organizational construction.
“A provision has been made for special reservation for these classes in the constitution of RJD. According to the constitutional provisions of the party, 28 per cent of posts of party office bearers at the block and district levels including the party district presidents have been reserved for the most backward classes and 17 per cent for the scheduled castes and tribes now”, he claimed.
He additional elaborated that the identical roster of reservations has been applied within the organizational election yr 2022-2025, which was earlier applied within the organizational election yr 2019-2022.
The class, for which the posts of block president and district president had been reserved within the final organizational yr, would proceed identical for a similar class on this organizational yr additionally. “There has been no change in the previous roster”, he mentioned.
At current, the RJD has round 50 organizational district items in Bihar. “Among these items, 17 district items, the get together president publish has been reserved for essentially the most backward lessons whereas in 7 district items, the president’s publish has been reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Sharing particulars, he mentioned that Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, Darbhanga,Samastipur, Begusarai , Supaul, Saharsa, Purnia, Purnia , Munger, Bhagalpur , Banka, Biharsharif , Jehanabad and Patna Mahanagar(metropolis) have been reserved for essentially the most backward, whereas Navgachia, Arwal, Kaimur, Nalanda, Araria, Siwan and Bagaha have been reserved for SC and ST.
“Along with this, provision has been made for co-opted members to ensure proper representation of special interests in the organization. Under which, out of the total co-opted members at various levels, except the initial unit, the participation of minimum of 25 per cent women, 25 per cent minorities, 30 per cent scheduled castes/tribes and the remaining 20 per cent of those sections which have not got representation will be ensured”, he added. In the first unit, one member of the SC/ST shall be represented as a ‘sahvarit’ (co-opted) member.
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‘Quite ridiculous’: RJD mocks Nitish authorities on new liquor order
By PTI
PATNA: Main opposition celebration in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), on Tuesday mocked the Nitish Kumar-led authorities’s newest announcement that folks caught consuming alcohol won’t be jailed.
Talking to reporters right here, Mrityunjay Tiwary, RJD spokesperson (Bihar unit), mentioned, the brand new resolution of the state authorities that folks caught consuming alcohol won’t be jailed, is “quite ridiculous”.
It proves that the prohibition coverage “has failed in the state and it should be ended”, he mentioned.
According to the most recent order issued by the state authorities, the police won’t ship these consuming alcohol to jail.
Instead, the offenders could be requested to cough up info on the liquor mafia.
“Smuggling of liquor is going on, people are dying, the state is also losing revenue and now the police are also entering the rooms of women in the name of prohibition. It has failed and I say that it should be ended,” the celebration spokesperson claimed.
The chief minister is working beneath the stress of the liquor mafia within the state, he alleged.
Deputy Commissioner, Excise, Krishna Kumar, advised reporters on Monday that the “relaxation” was being launched to tighten the noose on the community of smugglers and peddlers.
“Now, if a person is caught drunk he will be asked about the place and persons who made alcohol available to him. A raid would be conducted based on the tip-off and if the information is found correct, the informant will not be jailed”, he had mentioned.
RJD mocks Nitish Kumar govt on new liquor order The state authorities had on April 5, 2016, banned the manufacture, sale, and consumption of liquor together with IMFL within the state and made it a punishable offence for these violating the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 2016 which was amended in 2018.
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NDA gets majority on 125 seats, RJD emerges single-largest party with 110 seats
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won an absolute majority in Bihar, winning 122 seats in a closely contested election that saw counting continue stretching over 19 hours and wrapping up only in the early hours on Wednesday. The Mahagathbandhan including Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left parties managed to secure 110 seats in the state’s 243-seat legislative assembly.
The first mass election in the country amidst conditions created by COVID-19 has paved the way for the return of Chief Minister Kumar for the fourth successive term in office.
The closely contestested battle saw the Mahagathbandhan narrowing the gap between the two alliances during the day with political parties in fray keeping an eye on the narrow margins.
Among the constituents of NDA, Janata Dal-United (JDU) bagged 42 seats. Four seats went into the accounts of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and 4 to Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular).
Apart from Congress and the RJD, other Mahagathbandhan allies CPI and CPI-M won two seats each while CPI(M-L) secured a win in 12 constituencies.
Among other parties, AIMIM has won five seats, and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has won one seat. One Independent candidate has also won.
Chirag Paswan led-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) which fielded over 130 candidates only managed to secure only one seat.
RJD secured 23.1 per cent vote share, the highest in this polls, followed BJP with 19.5 per cent. JDU and Congress got vote share of 15.4 per cent and 9.5 per cent respectively.
A delegation of RJD and Congress went to the Election Commission office in Patna and alleged “tampering” in the counting of votes in some constituencies.
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Tej Pratap Yadav tweets birthday message for younger brother
RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday extended greetings to his younger brother and opposition’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav on his birthday. Tejashwi is celebrating his 32nd birthday today.
“Happy Birthday tutu.. #HBD_CMTejashwi (sic),” he tweeted. Tej Pratap’s mention of ‘CM’ in his tweet gained attention as several exit polls have predicted victory for the RJD-led grand alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections. Several congratulatory posters have also been put in Patna with birthday greetings to Tejashwi. The RJD has warned the party workers against indulging in celebratory firing and ‘uncivil behaviour’ towards rivals on the day of counting of votes on November 10, irrespective of the results. “Whatever the election results are on November 10, it has to be accepted with absolute restraint, simplicity and courtesy. Improper fireworks, celebratory firing and uncivil behaviour towards our rivals or their supporters will not be accepted at any cost,” the party tweeted. Tejashwi had taken the electoral plunge from Raghopur in 2015, when he had barely reached the qualifying age of 25 for fighting polls. He won the election and went on to become the deputy to CM Nitish Kumar, whom he would call chacha (uncle) then. But the alliance fell apart in 2017, and now Tejashwi is challenging his chacha for the top post.Counting of votes in Bihar for all the 243 Assembly seats will take place on November 10. The Election Commission of India has made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the process.