PATNA: BJP minister Neeraj Kumar Bablu on Monday not only praised RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap for his “talent”, but also accused his father of not giving him proper share as per his merit.
The minister’s statement came a day after Tej floated a new student organization named Chhatra Janshakti Parishad. While Neeraj congratulated Tej for his new venture.
However, when asked if Tej would be welcomed in the BJP, the minister said there was no vacancy at present.
Even a day before, BJP’s OBC Morcha national general secretary Nikhil Anand criticized Lalu for not recognising the stature of Tej and eldest daughter Misa Bharti as per their seniority in the family.
“Lalu Prasad used to talk about social justice, but in his own family he has sidelined Tej and Misa and given the entire legacy to younger son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav,” Anand said and added that Tej was frustrated because of such treatment.
However, a senior RJD leader said, “He is Lalu Ji’s son, so no action is being taken by the party. He has openly criticized senior leaders like Jagadanand Singh and Shivanand Tiwari. Now going against the party lines, he has formed his own student organization.”
Tej has time and again expressed his anger over the way he has been ignored in the party, while his younger brother Tejashwi had been accepted as the leader of oppsoition in the state legislative assembly.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, too, Tej had formed a new front named Lalu-Rabri Morcha and even campaigned against a few RJD candidates.
