Tejashwi Yadav Won’t Resign as Bihar Deputy CM, Says RJD After Meet; Nitish Kumar Speaks to Lalu Yadav

Patna, July 10: The Rashtriya Janta Dal on Monday made it clear that Tejashwi Yadav will not resign as Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. The legislators, after the meet, said that there is no question of resignation. Tejashwi Yadav, the elder son of former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, is facing probe in the IRCTC hotel tenders case. Clamour for his resignation grew after he was named in the Central Bureau of Investigation FIR for irregularities in awarding IRCTC hotel tenders in 2006, the year when Lalu Prasad was the Railway Minister.

Meanwhile, reports say that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spoke to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav after the latter decided after a meeting that Tejashwi won’t resign. Reports also say that Nitish is upset with Tejashwi not quitting as Deputy CM amidst corruption allegations. Bihar Finance Minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui said the party unanimously backs Tejashwi Yadav.