Patna: Refuting reports of rift within his family, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has alleged that rumours were being spread at the behest of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to "demoralise" his party workers.
The younger son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was responding to queries by reporters about his family facing frequent raids and grilling by investigating agencies, besides reports that his elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav and eldest sister Misa Yadav were miffed with the attention he had been getting in political circles.
"All these reports of a rift within our family are planted at the instance of Nitish Kumar. Attempts are being made to psychologically affect our dedicated workers and supporters," Tejashwi said.
"It appears that those in power wish to seek votes by spreading rumours about my family instead of speaking about their own performance. This is new India under
Narendra Modi for you," he said.
To a query about Union minister and RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha's possibility of joining the RJD, Congress, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) combine in Bihar, Tejashwi said, "We had invited him long back and the invitation stands. It is for him to take the decision".
About Pappu Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav said, "For him it is no entry. Period."