Govt muzzling voice of Opp, harassing leaders: Tejashwi
PATNA, Feb. 8 -- Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday accused the state government of harassing RJD leaders and suppressing the voice of the Opposition, in his first address as national working president of the RJD at the state RJD office .
Yadav, who attended a felicitation event at the state RJD office after being appointed formally as second-in-command of the party, said that the arrest of demonstrators protesting the recent incidents of rape and murder of a minor in Khagaria and rape of a woman in Sheikhpura are indications how the government was trying to intimidate the RJD workers and other opposition leaders.
"There is a conspiracy, it seems, to suppress the voice of Opposition," Yadav said, adding that his party would continue to fight with zeal to uphold the democracy and values of RJD chief Lalu Prasad.
He also claimed that the NDA government had won the Bihar assembly polls by misusing the administrative machinery and use of money power.
Assuring the workers of continuing to fight for upholding secular values and social justice principles of the RJD, Yadav said that he would discharge the responsibilities given to him with zeal and diligence. "I will not compromise with communal forces. I have been given organisational responsibilities and I would discharge them with support of all workers," Yadav said.
The 36 year old Yadav scion was appointed as national working president of the RJD on January 25 in the national executive meeting of the party.
He also took dig at CM Nitish Kumar describing him as a CM of bureaucrats and not common people....
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