New Delhi: Giving a clarion call to all the Opposition parties to unite against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government, Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday said TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is working in the direction to unite all the opposition parties against the BJP government and all the leaders should support the cause.
In an exclusive interaction with ETV Bharat, Lalu said that rather than developing, the country is going backwards under the Modi government as it is lagging in every aspect. "It will take more time to bring India back on tracks as the development has been stalled under PM Modi," he claimed.
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Lalu expressed concern the manner in which police handled the situation inside the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He said that the incident where police charged the MLAs inside the Bihar Legislative Assembly during the budget session was unfortunate. "This must have never happened but in the current monsoon session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Tejashwi is constantly cornering the government on this issue. He is doing a good work," he said.
Notably, Lalu has recently been released from jail after getting bail in the fodder scam. Owing to his poor health condition, he is currently staying in New Delhi with his daughter and Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti.
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On the caste-based census, Lalu said, "We are in favour of it and all parties want this to be done. We have fought a lot over bringing caste-based census and the government should not hesitate on the issue."
When asked if he has taken Covid vaccine, he said: "I have taken the first dose of Covishield vaccine to fight against coronavirus. My health is also improving and I will soon move to Patna," he stated.
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