'India Bloc Has Started Discussions On Seat Sharing': RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav

Patna: The opposition INDIA bloc`s constituents on Saturday held elaborate discussions on seat sharing for the upcoming assembly election to hammer out the contentious issue well in advance so that preparations for the polls could be made more effectively.

The 5th meeting of the INDIA bloc`s coordination committee for Bihar polls was held at the residence of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. After the meeting, Tejashwi told newspersons that discussions on seat sharing had begun and everything would be settled amicably. He claimed that Bihar government lacked any vision as it was announcing what he had already done.

“We will make more big announcements in the coming days. The alliance has a big vision for Bihar,” he claimed.

On the questions raised by union minister and LJP (RV) chief Chirag Paswan on alleged rising crime graph in Bihar, Tejashwi said that Chirag should go to Delhi and tell them that jungle raj had come in Bihar.

The INDIA bloc comprises RJD, Congress, CPI (ML), CPI, CPI (M), and VIP. While induction of AIMIM into the INDIA bloc appears a remote possibility with RJD MP Manoj Jha advising Asaduddin Owaisi not contesting Bihar polls, former union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras`s Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party is also apparently waiting for a green signal for its entry into the alliance.

In the meeting, it was decided to be more active on social media and also make a sharp attack on the NDA government in Bihar.

The constituents of the INDIA bloc also decided to incorporate issues related to women, youths, farmers, jobs and employment in the joint election manifesto prominently.

In the meeting, it was also decided to corner the state government on the issue of law and order situation more aggressively and also launch a campaign against special intensive revision of the electoral rolls across Bihar.

VIP patron Mukesh Sahni said after the meeting that discussions were held with all sub-committees. For voter revision, booth level officer (BLO) is taking papers but is not giving any receipt, he alleged.

“If the BLO says later that you have not submitted the papers, there will be no proof. In such a situation. We have demanded from the Election Commission to give the receipt,” he alleged.