Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav
Refuting all rumours of an internal tussle in the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the Yadav family, party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday said that there is "no rift" between his two sons Tej Pratap and Tejashwi Yadav. The statement comes amid a strained relationship being witnessed between the duo over the leadership of the party.
In an exclusive interaction with India TV, Lalu Yadav said, "They (Tej Pratap and Tejashwi Yadav) are together. There is no problem between them."
Talking about his health condition, Lalu said that his health is fine and he is following the advice given by the doctor.
When asked about Tejashwi, he said, "Tejashwi is doing a lot of work and is more active than I am."
Slamming the Bihar CM, the RJD chief said, "Because of Nitish Kumar, we failed to come to power by a tiny margin. Joining hands with him is out of the question".
Earlier, Nitish Kumar had alleged that Lalu might get him shot. Addressing the comment, Lalu said, "Nitish used such language to gain sympathy. He wants to prove us arrogant. Tejashwi has overpowered the Nitish government.
"Why will I kill him (Nitish)? Is this my job?" he added.
"At the national level, we have an alliance with the Congress, and we will demolish Narendra Modi at the national level this time," he further said.
Voting for bypolls in Tarapur and Kusheshwarsthan is scheduled to be held on October 30 and the results will be announced on November 2.
Through part of the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), both the RJD and the Congress have announced their candidates further widening the rift between alliance partners.
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