RJD MPs resigned

Several Rashtriya Janata Dal Members of Parliament, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council submitted their resignations to party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday to protest the campaign against north Indians initiated by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and the Shiv Sena in Mumbai.

On the auspicious day of Chhath Puja, the RJD MPs and MLAs submitting their resignation letters to RJD supremo and Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. Around 140 MLAs and 35 MPs submitted their resignation letters, protesting against the attack on North Indians by MNS and Raj Thackeray in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra.

रेल मंत्री लालू यादव ने अपील की है कि यदि राज ठाकरे के ख़िलाफ़ 15 नवंबर तक कठोर कार्रवाई नहीं हुई तो बिहार के सभी सांसदों और विधायकों को इस्तीफ़ा दे देना चाहिए.

पटना में छठ से पहले पत्रकारों से बातचीत में लालू प्रसाद यादव ने बिहार के सभी राजनीतिक दलों से अपील की कि राज ठाकरे और शिव सेना के ख़िलाफ़ कारगर कार्रवाई के लिए राज्य के सभी सांसदों और विधायकों को मिलकर एक साथ आगे आना चाहिए.

लालू यादव ने कहा कि राज्य के सभी राजनीतिक दलों को चाहे वो सत्ता में हो या बाहर, इस मुद्दे पर 15 नवंबर से पहले एक राय हो जाना चाहिए.

उन्होंने कहा, “यह वोट की राजनीति के लिए नहीं है. बिहार के लोगों के हित में सभी दल आगे आएं. सुशील मोदी, पासवान, बसपा, हमारी पार्टी और अन्य दलों को भी एकसाथ इस मुद्दे पर आगे आना चाहिए.”

आंदोलन की चेतावनी

लालू प्रसाद का कहना था कि बिहार के रहनेवाले राहुल राज के एनकाउंटर के बाद जिस तरह से सभी राजनीतिक पार्टियों ने एकता का परिचय दिया था, उसी तरह से आगे की लड़ाई लड़ने की आवश्यकता भी है.

उन्होंने राहुल राज और अन्य उत्तर भारतीयों के मारे जाने की न्यायिक जाँच और राज ठाकरे की गिरफ़्तारी की माँग की.

लालू यादव ने बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार पर भी निशाना साधा और कहा कि उनकी पार्टी और उनकी सहयोगी भारतीय जनता पार्टी शिव सेना से मिली हुई है.

ग़ौरतलब है कि लालू प्रसाद ने सभी पार्टियों के इस्तीफ़े की बात ऐसे समय पर की है जब बिहार की सत्ताधारी जनता दल-यू ने पिछले दिनों कहा था कि यदि राज ठाकरे पर कार्रवाई नहीं की गई तो उनके पाँच सांसद इस्तीफ़ा दे देंगे.

मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने माँग की थी कि राज ठाकरे पर मकोका लगाया जाए, महाराष्ट्र सरकार को बर्ख़ास्त किया जाए और राहुल राज के एनकाउंटर की न्यायिक जाँच कराई जाए.

 

RJD leader assaults airlines manager in Patna

PATNA: Union Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Akhilesh Prasad Singh

allegedly beat up the station manager of Kingfisher Airlines at
Patna Airport on Monday
after he was not allowed to board Patna-Kolkata flight as he reported late at the airport.

A Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson, in a statement on Monday night, alleged that the Airport Manager was assaulted, abused and had to bear a barrage of foul language from Singh, without any provocation.

As per the statement, Singh, who is Minister of State for Food was scheduled to travel on flight IT 4580 from Patna to Kolkata. The flight was scheduled to depart at 08:30pm and at 08:10pm, the Kingfisher Airlines staff at Patna Airport were informed by Singh’s travel agent that he would not be travelling on the flight.

At around 08:20pm after all the guests were on board, Patna ATC gave start-up and push-back clearance to the commander of the aircraft.

The aircraft had just begun taxiing when Singh reportedly landed at the airport i.e. 10 minutes before the scheduled departure of the flight, the statement said.

“Under the circumstances, considering the fact that the aircraft had began taxiing, our Airport Manager told Singh the same and regretted that he could not join the flight as we were told that he was not coming,” the statement said.

“That was when Singh assaulted and abused our Airport Manager in the VIP lounge in the presence of several witnesses,” Kingfisher Airlines added.

 

Violence breaks out during Bihar Bandh

Violence broke out during the dawn-to-dusk Bihar bandh called on Saturday by various student organisations to protest against the attacks on Biharis by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists in Mumbai, police sources said.

The day-long Bihar bandh was called by various student organisations, particularly AISA, the student wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), an ultra Left party, to protest attacks on north Indian candidates during a railway recruitment examination in Mumbai.

Students ransacked Shekhpura railway station and delinked the engine of a passenger train on Saturday morning.

“Some students pelted stones at the police and totally disrupted rail traffic on the Kiul-Gaya railway line,” a district official said.

The police used lathi charge and have taken half a dozen persons in custody after stones were pelted at them.

In Darbhanga, activists of the AISA ransacked Darbhanga railway station and tried to disrupt rail traffic. The police used lathicharge to disperse them.

Similar reports of violence are reaching Patna from Gaya, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Siwan and Muzaffarpur.

However, life in Patna is normal and till now there is no disruption of services owing to the bandh. Vehicles are plying and shops are open. The district administration has deployed additional police forces to take on trouble-makers during the bandh.

Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said patrolling has been intensified and forces have been deployed at vital points to meet any eventuality.

Two days ago various student organisations gave a call for Bihar shutdown on October 25 to protest attacks by MNS  activists in Mumbai.

On Friday, student wings of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Lok Janshakti Party withdrew from the strike.

The ongoing violent protests have continued for last five days.