NEW DELHI: Tej Pratap Yadav issued an emotionally charged response after his sister Rohini Acharya announced she was quitting politics and severing ties with the Yadav family. In a post shared on his Janshakti Janta Dal party’s Instagram account, Tej Pratap warned those he described as “traitors” and made a heartfelt appeal to his father, Lalu Prasad Yadav.“Yesterday’s incident has shaken me to the core. What happened to me — I endured it. But the insult done to my sister is absolutely unbearable under any circumstances,” he wrote, adding: “Listen, traitors— If you target our family, the people of Bihar will never forgive you. When the emotions of the people are wounded, the dust covering their judgment is blown away.”
In his statement, he accused unnamed individuals of influencing his brother Tejashwi Yadav’s political judgment. “These few faces have even clouded Tejashwi’s judgment. The consequences of this injustice will be extremely grave. Time’s reckoning is harsh,” he said.Tej Pratap ended by urging Lalu Prasad Yadav to intervene: “Father, give just one signal… just one gesture, and the people of Bihar themselves will bury these traitors. This is not a fight of any political party — it is a fight for the family’s honour, for the dignity of daughters, and for the self-respect of Bihar.”This comes months after Tej Pratap himself was expelled from both the RJD and the family following a bitter dispute over his personal life. Sunday’s turmoil, triggered by Rohini Acharya’s social-media posts detailing allegations of humiliation, abuse and expulsion from her parental home, has renewed scrutiny of internal power struggles within the family. Rohini claimed she was “disgraced, abused, and even hit” after questioning the leadership on the RJD’s poor performance in the Assembly elections.Also read: Rohini alleges insult over transplantAcharya had named RJD leader Sanjay Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav’s close friend Rameez Khan as responsible for the rift in the family. It was at their instance, she claimed, that she quit politics and left her parents’ home.
RJD calls it a family matter
RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari described the controversy as an “internal family matter”, saying the party’s senior leadership would respond only after reviewing the situation. He also praised Rohini’s past contributions, calling her “an example” and someone “everyone would want as a daughter and sister”.Several of Rohini’s allegations were directed at Tejashwi Yadav, his close aide Sanjay Yadav, and a man identified as Rameez. She claimed she was accused of donating a “bad” kidney to her father “in exchange for crores of rupees and a party ticket”, and alleged that a slipper was raised to strike her.JD(U) spokesperson Sanjay Jha described the unfolding drama as a “Mahabharat” within the Yadav household. Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular) leader Santosh Suman called the episode “unfortunate” and urged acceptance of the election mandate.LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan refused to politicize the matter, saying he understood the emotional strain of family disputes and hoped the situation would be resolved soon.The storm comes after RJD suffered a heavy defeat in the Bihar assembly polls winning just 25 of Bihar’s 243 seats, while the ruling NDA secured a commanding 202-seat majority.
