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'She is the daughter who saved Lalu Yadav's life...': JD(U) leader on Rohini Acharya's shocker
RJD patriarch Lalu Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya announced on Saturday that she is quitting politics and disowning her family
The Janata Dal (United) said the decision of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya to quit politics and disown family was made out of “pain”.
Rohini Acharya, an MBBS doctor by profession, announced on Saturday that she is quitting politics and disowning her family, a day after her party and the Mahagathbandh alliance it is part of put up a poor show in the Bihar assembly elections 2025.
Announcing her decision through a post on X, Rohini Acharya also named two people - Sanjay Yadav and Rameez.
JD(U) leader Neeraj Kumar, reacting to the news, said Rohini Acharya, “who saved the life of Lalu Yadav” is now saying “in pain” that she is quitting party and disowning family.
"It is a big question on Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi?”, Neeraj said.
Neeraj Kumar was referencing to the Acharya donating a kidney to her father a few years ago.
BJP leader Ram Kripal Yadav said this is her family matter, adding that the feud is happening in front of everyone, and all are witnessing it.
Lalu Yadav in May this year had announced he was expelling his elder son, Tej Pratap Yadav, from the RJD for six years and removing him from the family. This happened after Tej Pratap Yadav, on his Facebook page, was seen with a woman who the caption referred to as his ‘partner’.
It was speculated that she was "unhappy" over the expulsion of Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of Prasad, from the party. However, during the assembly elections, she was seen campaigning for Tejashwi.
BJP leader Dilip Jaiswal said on Saturday it is unfortunate that Lalu Yadav's family is falling apart.
"This is an internal family matter of Lalu Yadav's family. I would request that the family not break apart. If the family is breaking up because of one individual, that is not appropriate. Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi need to save this family. This is a family matter, so it is not appropriate to comment too much on it," he was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.
Jaiswal, without naming individuals, said that the way "Rohini Acharya has donated her kidney to save Lalu Yadav. Lalu Yadav's family is constantly falling apart due to the actions of one or two individuals; no one will like it. I also want to say that if a family is falling apart because of one person, it is not right," he said.
Rohini Acharya had unsuccessfully contested last year’s Lok Sabha polls from Saran.
