Lalu Yadav is serving time in several forage scam cases. (Archive)
Patna:
BJP MLA Lalan Kumar Paswan, who was allegedly telephoned by RJD President Lalu Prasad from Ranchi, told the Bihar Assembly today that he feared “physical and mental harm” after denouncing the “powerful” leader.
Paswan, who represents the Pirpainti constituency, made the claim in an interjection while opposition leader Tejaswhi Yadav, the youngest son of the RJD supreme and the heir apparent, participated in the debate on the governor’s speech to the Assembly just recently. constituted.
Rising from his seat, Paswan, who filed a complaint against Lalu Prasad with the state surveillance department on Thursday, told the president: “I have made a disclosure about a phone call from the national president of a political party. and my family, from the powerful people involved in the temptation that was offered to me. “
Lalu Prasad, who is serving a sentence in Ranchi for his role in forage scam cases, made the alleged call Tuesday, when he asked Paswan to remain “absent” during the presidential election scheduled for the next day.
In the audio clip of the conversation that was shared on social media websites, Mr. Paswan can be heard expressing his inability to do so, noting that he was subject to party discipline.
“We will take care of you … we will have our own president. This government will fall and you will be appointed minister from then on,” the former prime minister can be heard saying.
Former Deputy Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who had dialed the alleged phone call on his Twitter account on Tuesday night, also shared on social media the content of the case brought against Lalu Prasad.
After making his statement in the House, Mr. Paswan said: “As a member of this House, I seek protection. I feel insecure in the midst of such a stale political atmosphere. There is still a perception that those in the weaker sectors always they are up for sale. “
The proceedings were drowned in pandemonium for a few minutes when Minister Shravan Kumar said: “It is indeed serious business. The Chamber must ensure the safety of its members.”
Tejaswhi Yadav, who had been criticizing the government for its alleged mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, said: “The ruling dispensation is obviously mad at me. Unsurprisingly, anger is directed at our national president.”
Previously, Tejaswhi Yadav’s repeated claims that the government was formed through the “chor darwaza” (back door), referring to alleged manipulations of docile officials in highly contested constituencies during recent assembly elections, were harshly criticized by parliamentary affairs minister Vijay. Kumar Chaudhary.
“The government has been formed by a coalition that obtained a majority in a legitimate electoral exercise. In this context, the expression ‘chor darwaz’ will be considered non-parliamentary,” said Chaudhary.
The RJD has been doing the “back door” pick since 2017, when Nitish Kumar made an abrupt exit from the Grand Alliance and formed a government with the BJP within 24 hours of his resignation.
Chaudhary, a senior JD (U) leader, also voiced his disapproval of references to the prime minister who was named in a murder case dating back to 1991 and some other “unsubstantiated allegations” and requested that they be expunged from the records of the procedures.
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