He studied up to ninth grade, and then dropped out of school without completing his primary education, to pursue his career in cricket for which he has been criticized for by opponents. (Photo: ANI) Tejashwi Yadav attends last rites of Raghuvansh Prasad . Drone sounds alarm just in time to warn surfer being stalked by great white shark, Flipkart apologises after its official handle tells customer Nagaland is outside India, Meet the Israeli child who takes a 11-foot pet python swimming, Queen’s Birthday Honours List includes Indian-origin billionaire brothers, Skipping Sikh, Brazil, Colombia outclass rivals, lead World Cup qualifiers, Study shows how climate change impacts crops, and how we can adapt, Green Lantern live-action TV series greenlit by HBO Max, From self-therapy to a guide on happy life: List of courses on mental health, We thought it was an under-par score but the wicket behaved differently: Shreyas Iyer, Odisha CPET for admission to PG courses to begin on Oct 12, World Mental Health Day: How you can use the ‘WAIT’ approach in suicide prevention, Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee shifted to intensive care as COVID symptoms worsen, Statutory provisions on reporting (sexual offenses). There are three other alliances also that will contest elections this year namely Progressive Democratic Alliance (PDA) - JAP, ASP, SDP, and BMP,  United Democratic Secular Alliance (UDSA) - AIMIM-SJD and BSP-RLSP. The Congress had agreed to the proposal too--Tejashwi Yadav being the chief ministerial face of the opposition alliance in Bihar.

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He has worked for poor, farmers, among others and played a key role in MNREGA. His letter also reads, "You can arrest me before the filing of nomination and call me for questioning." So far, so good, but then the October 3 press conference in Patna, which was to be Tejashwi’s big moment, ended rather abruptly with an anti-climax of sorts, with Mukesh Sahani of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) staging a walkout.

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Anil Kumar Sadhu is the son-in-law of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and president of the RJD’s State Scheduled Caste cell. The Purnia police arrested seven persons in connection with the Shakti Mallik murder on Wednesday and claimed to have solved the case. Mr. Tejashwi Yadav also asked for the CM’s recommendation to “get the case investigated soon by any national or international investigative agencies”, and being Home Minister of the State, he said, Mr. Kumar could even get him arrested for interrogation even before he [Mr.Yadav] had filed his nomination papers in the Assembly elections. The killing came after Mallik had, in a video that was widely shared on social media, accused Tejashwi Yadav and Sadhu of demanding Rs 50 lakh to contest on … Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav presents party member slip to JD-U senior leader Vishwa Mohan Mandal as he joins the party, in Patna, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. "Naming the leader of the opposition and his elder brother in a murder case in these circumstances is part of a political conspiracy," senior RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari had said. Ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, RJD's Chief Ministerial candidate and former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav has released a list of 10 promises. He also dared Nitish Kumar to arrest and grill him before filing nomination for the Assembly elections. ANI | You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. 1, Chhalaang, Durgavati among 9 new films set for OTT release, Laxmmi Bomb Trailer Out!

Comments will be moderated by The Hindu editorial team. The counting of votes will take place on November 10. The RJD has, however, alleged that naming Tejashwi and Tej Pratap in the case is a party of a political conspiracy being hatched by the ruling alliance in the state to gain political mileage ahead of the Assembly elections later this month.

Printable version | Oct 10, 2020 6:12:36 AM | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/tejashwi-wants-cbi-probe-into-murder-of-political-social-worker/article32798664.ece, Over 10% government schools in the State did not have a separate toilet for girls, In a patriarchial society, phones are being kept out of reach of girls for fear of misuse.

(File Photo) RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav urged people to light diyas, candles and lanterns on terraces, at balconies or outside their houses for nine minutes from 9 pm on Wednesday to mark their protest against privatisation of state-run establishments and Bihar government’s “inability” to provide jobs to youths. 14 September 2020. “Because of some pressing engagements, I came to know about this incident late, but I also saw that after my name and my brother’s name in a prompted FIR, stories of media management started coming in, along with cheap statements by your party spokespersons…but despite all this, I think, law should take its own course in this case with a speedy investigation,” Tejashwi Yadav wrote in the letter addressed to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. It has helped us keep apace with events and happenings. After his death, a video in which Malik accused Tejashwi Yadav of seeking Rs 50 lakh as a donation to give him a party ticket to contest the poll from Raniganj seat and threatening to eliminate him if he continues with his good work in the constituency, went viral.

The ruling JD(U), on the other hand, has questioned the significance of lantern (RJD’s election symbol) at a time when “every household in Bihar is connected with power supply”. Kumar said that Phase-II of the seven resolves would include enhancing skill of youths to brighten their jobs prospect, promoting entrepreneurship among women by providing them financial assistance, irrigation facility to every agriculture field and additional health facilities for people and animals. Reblog. For all the latest India News, download Indian Express App. He always guided the party in the right direction. RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav urged people to light diyas, candles and lanterns on terraces, at balconies or outside their houses for nine minutes from 9 pm on Wednesday to mark their protest against privatisation of state-run establishments and Bihar government’s “inability” to provide jobs to youths. Share. PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, his elder brother Tej Pratap along with four others were booked on Monday for the murder of former RJD leader Shakti Malik. The ruling JD(U) is since then vocal against Tejashwi, saying Lalu's son had exposed his true colours.

Bihar will go to polls in three-phase between October 28 and November 7.

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