Lalu expels elder son Tej Pratap from RJD, snaps all family ties

RJD president Lalu Prasad on Sunday expelled his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav from the party and snapped all family ties with him stating that his actions were irresponsible and not in accordance with public conductYadav had on Saturday evening announced on social media that he was in a relationship for 12 years with a woman despite being married and his divorce petition still pending before a family court here He however deleted the post a few hours later claiming on X that his Facebook page was hackedPrasad who announced his drastic move on social media made no mention of the previous days happenings but criticised his elder sons actions public conduct and irresponsible behaviour saying disregard for moral values in personal life weakens our collective struggle to achieve social justiceHe admonished Yadav for behaving in a manner not in consonance with the values of my family and declared that he shall have no role henceforth in the party and the family He is expelled from the party for six yearsThe development came with barely a few months left for the Bihar assembly polls which the RJD will fight under the leadership of Prasads younger son Tejashwi YadavBorn to Prasad and Rabri Devi both former chief ministers of Bihar the two brothers are among four of nine siblings active in politicsThe couples eldest child Misa Bharti is the party MP from Pataliputra while another daughter Rohini Acharya made an unsuccessful maiden attempt from Saran in the Lok Sabha polls last yearThe remaining five siblings all sisters have so far not entered politics though one of them Hema Yadav has been named in the land for jobs scam pertaining to Prasads tenure as railway minister in the UPA governmentBoth Hema and Tej Pratap were granted bail in the case which the ED is probing by a Delhi court in March this yearWhen Tejashwi Yadav the former deputy chief minister was asked about what was the proverbial last straw he gave a guarded response but minced no words in stating things have not been to my likingMy elder brother is an adult He is free to make any choice in his personal life But there are certain things we cannot tolerate And this is what our national president has asserted in his post said Yadav the leader of the opposition in the state assemblyTej Pratap Yadav had made his political debut in the assembly polls of 2015 and is a secondterm MLA with two brief stints in the state cabinetIn his first term he represented the Mahua assembly segment but was made to shift base to Hasanpur five years later because of a general perception that he was not very popular with voters Unlike his younger brother who has since emerged as the most popular politician of his generation in the state Tej Pratap Yadav has been in the news for all the wrong reasonsA few months ago he made headlines for threatening a policeman in his security detail with suspension upon refusal to dance as per his command and speeding on a twowheeler without wearing a helmetEarlier he had been in the news for an ugly marital dispute besides antics like supporting rebels in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls floating a parallel outfit Lalu Rabri Morcha and occupying the chair reserved for the national president while at the RJD officeReacting to the turmoil in RJD JDU spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said Lalu Prasad has used a jack to salvage his reputation after his elder son tried to cover up his misdemeanour with the claim that his Facebook page had been hacked But Lalu Prasad must remember that he will still be charged with dynasty rule and keeping mum when his daughterinlaw a grandchild of a former CM was humiliated he saidThe allusion was to Aishwarya the granddaughter of Daroga Prasad Rai who tied the knot with Tej Pratap Yadav in 2018 but left his house a few months later alleging that she was driven out by her husband and inlawsBJP leader Nikhil Anand claimed Lalu Prasad has tried to save the reputation of his family and his party by acting against his elder son But they can still not be absolved of the illtreatment meted out to AishwaryaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params