Tejashwi Yadav visits Darbhanga to monitor counting process

PATNA: A day before the counting of votes for the recently concluded bypolls, senior RJD leaders rushed to the two assembly constituencies.
While leader of opposition in the state assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav left for Darbhanga on Monday to monitor the counting of Kusheshwar Asthan assembly, RJD’s state president Jagdanand Singh went to Munger to look after the counting process at Tarapur assembly constituencies.Apart from Tejaswhi, senior RJD leaders Abdul Bari Siddiqui and Bhola Yadav are also camping in Darbhanga. Former assembly speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary is already camping at Tarapur.
Before heading for Darbhanga, Tejashwi said that no malpractice in counting will be tolerated. He said the administration is not making it clear as to how the counting will be done as there is no clarity about the number of rooms which will be used or the process of ballot papers.“I have already said that I am closely monitoring be it the head of the government, his ministers or officials. What they did in previous assembly election, everyone knows. CM Nitish Kumar can do anything to save his chair,” Tejashwi said.
He further said in many places contract employees were given counting-related duties and he has a list as to who is placed where. “We are winning, that is for sure and we will not let any malpractice happen,” Tejaswhi added.
However, JD (U) sources claimed that the younger Yadav scion is aware of his defeat and hence giving such statements. “ All election-related management is done by the Election Commission. RJD leaders are making excuses as they know that they are losing,” JD (U) state spokesperson Arvind Nishad said.
Meanwhile, RJD chief Lalu Prasad has once again raised the issue of inflation. On Monday, he uploaded photos of mustard oil bottles showing its MRP.
“Wait, the impact of three black farm laws will be clear after two to four years,” tweeted Lalu. Even on earlier occasions, he had raised the issue of inflation and pointed towards the increase in the price of fuel and mustard oil. Lalu had even talked about the price rise while campaigning at the two assembly constituencies earlier this week.