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Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has criticised Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav after a video surfaced showing an unknown man allegedly using derogatory language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an RJD rally in Bihar. Kishor stated that the character of Tejashwi Yadav and the RJD “cannot be changed.”

The incident follows a similar controversy that erupted weeks earlier when alleged abuses were hurled at PM Modi and his late mother during a Congress rally in Bihar.

Speaking to the media, Kishor said, "I keep saying that the character of Tejashwi Yadav and the RJD cannot be changed. Someone said, ‘Why am I blaming Tejashwi Yadav? They are leaders from Lalu Yadav’s era.’ But were the senior RJD leaders from that time removed from the party? Those who were blamed for ‘jungle raj’ during Lalu Yadav’s time are still in the RJD. The party’s character, thinking, and way of working remain the same.”

Union Minister Nityanand Rai shared the video on X, referring to Tejashwi Yadav as “Kans” and “Kaliya Naag”—characters from Hindu mythology. Rai claimed that the people of Bihar would give him a fitting response in the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary also reacted to the incident, accusing the RJD and its supporters of repeatedly using abusive language against the Prime Minister’s late mother. He warned that if the opposition parties returned to power, the situation in Bihar could significantly worsen.

Chaudhary stated, “Bihar has been shamed. Democracy in Bihar is being shamed. Lalu Prasad’s family and the Congress party are not in power right now, even then, for the third time in a row, RJD and Congress goons have used abusive language against PM Narendra Modi’s mother. This is a blot on democracy. They are doing all this when they are not in power; when they come back to power, you can only imagine the situation. Jungle raj and terror will be established again. The pride of Bihar will be shredded to threads; our mothers and sisters will be abused similarly.”

 

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