Tej Pratap Yadav Quits Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Student Wing

Patna: Upset over being sidelined in the party and the family, Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, on Thursday resigned as patron of the RJD student wing ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, dealing a blow to Bihar’s main opposition party. “I am resigning as patron of RJD student wing. Those who think I am naive are mistaken,” tweeted Tej Pratap Yadav, a former Bihar Health Minister who has been having simmering disputes with his younger brother and the more active Tejashwi Yadav. Tej Pratap Yadav added that he knew who wields what kind of influence in party affairs. The resignation comes in the absence of Lalu Prasad, who is undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Ranchi after being convicted in fodder scam cases. Tej Pratap Yadav has reportedly told his aides that he was pained because his request to accommodate two of his supporters as candidates in the Sheohar and Jehanabad Lok Sabha seats was rejected. (IANS)

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