Tejashwi Yadav interview | PM Narendra Modi campaign is deeply communal and prejudiced, says RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav
The Hindu
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav confident of Lok Sabha win, criticises PM Modi's speeches, demands transparency from ECI.
After two phases of Lok Sabha polling Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav looked confident of a comprehensive win. The party’s star campaigner has so far addressed 107 rallies and 125 more to go. On an average he is addressing five rallies a day. Mr. Yadav asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches are devoid of any constructive agenda and full of hatred. He also termed Mr. Modi’s campaign as deeply communal and prejudiced. Mr. Yadav strongly condemned the arrest of two Chief Ministers a few weeks before the Lok Sabha poll. Speaking over the low voter turnout, Mr. Yadav said that Election Commission of India (ECI) must be transparent and prompt in putting out the turnout and polling data. He also claimed that vote transfer will also take place the way seat distribution has been done among the INDIA (Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance) partners. The Hindu caught up with him at the official residence of former Chief Minister Rabri Devi in Patna before he boarded a helicopter for another campaign.
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