Pappu Yadav claimed he made Lalu Prasad Yadav a leader of opposition and chief minister of Bihar.

Patna: Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, the five times MP, claimed that he helped Lalu Prasad Yadav to become the leader of opposition and chief minister of Bihar. Pappu Yadav further claimed that Lalu Prasad Yadav always cheated him.

“I helped Lalu Prasad Yadav at a time when he needed one vote to elect as a leader of opposition and I supported him. Tejashwi Yadav was not born at that time,” Yadav said while interacting with the media persons in Purnea on Wednesday.

“During the 1990, Lalu Prasad Yadav needed the support of some MLAs to form the government in Bihar and I was standing with him with our 11 MLAs but he always cheated me,” Yadav said.

“I clearly told Lalu Prasad Yadav that I would not merge my party in RJD but I would not go to Madhepura or Supaul to contest the Lok Sabha poll. If you have any objection to my joining Congress, you give me the ticket of RJD from Purnea. I am ready to contest election on the ticket of RJD but not leave Purnea,” Yadav said.

“The family members of Lalu Prasad Yadav were repeatedly calling me but I don’t want to discuss the details of conversations in public,” he said.

Pappu Yadav on Wednesday again said that he will file the nomination as an independent candidate for Purnea on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, Bima Bharti filed the nomination as a RJD candidate in presence of Tejashwi Yadav in Purnea.

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