RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav underwent an angioplasty procedure at a Mumbai hospital after being admitted for a follow-up visit. The 76-year-old former Bihar Chief Minister is expected to be discharged soon. This news comes just days after Yadav vowed to push for a caste census and his son, Tejashwi, highlighted the RJD’s commitment to safeguarding the interests of backward classes.
A Delhi court has reserved an order to summon former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tejaswi Yadav, and others accused in a land for jobs scam case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a supplementary charge sheet alleging that candidates were appointed to Group ‘D’ positions in Indian Railways in exchange for transferring their land to the Yadav family and associated companies.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has predicted that the Narendra Modi-led government at the center could fall by August. He urged party workers to be prepared for early elections, claiming that the government is weak and vulnerable.
Mani Shankar Aiyar, an English-speaking intellectual, and Lalu Prasad Yadav, a Hindi-speaking politician from a rural background, embody distinct approaches to secularism in India. While Aiyar represents the gated community of India’s English-speaking secular elite, Yadav is a champion of the subalterns, the marginalized Hindu masses. Aiyar’s secularism focuses on inter-religious harmony, while Yadav’s extends to intra-religious justice, challenging caste domination and patriarchy within Hinduism. Both politicians face challenges in fostering subaltern secularism, with Aiyar struggling to reconcile his party’s elitism with the subaltern turn, and Yadav confronting resistance from within his own party to his emphasis on caste justice.
