Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, October 24
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav returned to Bihar after 30 months only to stir the political cauldron.
While the RJD workers accorded Lalu a rousing welcome, Congress dubbed him anti-Dalit while responding to the scathing attack he made in his conventional style in New Delhi before leaving for Bihar capital.
Lalu supporters had gathered at Patna airport to receive him who was accompanied by wife Rabri Devi and daughter Misa Bharti. His sons Tejpratap and Tejashwi to receive and welcome their father who was sporting green cap and green towel.
Lalu before leaving for Patna made a controversial statement against the Congress by saying he did not allow seat sharing for the October 30 by-elections to two Bihar assembly seats as there was no future of the party and Congress would lose its security deposit too.
The RJD Chief called the AICC general secretary in-charge of Bihar Bhakta Charan Das, a Dalit leader of Odisha, as “Bhakchaundhar (purblind)”. Das had announced breaking down of alliance with RJD. Lalu said Das does not know anything (about Bihar).
Lalu said he would campaign in both Tarapur and Kusheshwarsthan constituencies. He claimed there was no ban on his political activities by the Court as claimed by BJP.
Both Congress and JDU strongly criticised Lalu for his “abusive” words against Bhakta Charan Das. Former president of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee and PWD Minister Ashok Kumar Chaudhary, said during the regime RJD atrocities against Dalits were taking place because of anti-Dalit mind-set of Lalu. He said Lalu was always anti-Dalits.
Ajit Kumar Sharma, Congress legislature party leader said Lalu abused a Dalit leader by calling Bhakta Charan Das purblind.
