Now, Tejashwi Yadav attends iftar party hosted by Nitish Kumar’s party

RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son and MLA Tej Pratap Yadav, who is at the centre of a row over accusations that he assaulted a youth RJD leader recently, was also present at the JD(U) event

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and leader of the opposition Tejaswhi Prasad Yadav on Thursday attended an iftar party hosted by JD(U)’s minority cell president Salim Parvej at Haj Bhawan in state capital Patna.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during an Iftar party hosted by Janata Dal (United) at Haj Bhawan in Patna (PTI)

This is the second time in a week that Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav have been seen together at an iftar event. But the big surprise was on April 22 when he walked down from his official residence to 10 Circular road residence of former chief minister Rabri Devi to attend an iftar party hosted by Tejashwi Yadav.

Nitish Kumar had insisted that his presence at RJD’s iftar party should not be linked with politics.

Today’s party was attended by deputy chief minister Tar Kishore Prasad, national president of JD(U) Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh, Congress state president Madan Mohan Jha and other former chief minister and HAM(S) chief, Jitan Ram Manjhi.

Incidentally, RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son and MLA Tej Pratap Yadav, who is at the centre of a row over accusations that he assaulted a youth RJD leader recently, was also present and seen chatting with HAM(S) chief Manjhi