A case has been filed against Mr Yadav and 18 other leaders from various constituents of the Grand Alliance-led Opposition in Bihar for protesting without permission amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and LoP in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, hit out at the Nitish Kumar government on Saturday, challenging it to arrest him for protesting in support of farmers’ demands to repeal the centre’s three contentious laws.
A case has been filed against Mr Yadav and 18 other leaders from various constituents of the Grand Alliance-led Opposition in Bihar for protesting without permission amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Yadav scion, reacting to the charges, called his ally-turned-foe, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a “coward”.
“The government of Bihar, led by a cowardly chief minister, has lodged an FIR against us for raising the voice of the farmers. If you have any real power, then arrest us. If you do not, I will surrender myself. I am ready to be hanged for farmers,” Tejashwi Yadav tweeted.
The RJD also slammed the National Democratic Alliance government for using “false pretexts” to book Mr Yadav for standing in solidarity with the farmers who have been camping along Delhi’s borders in harsh cold for 10 days now.
“The Bihar government has shown its two-faced character by using false and shallow pretexts to book Tejashwi Yadav for standing with the farmers and protesting in their support. For farmers, we are not scared of even a thousand such FIRs,” the party stated.
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