PATNA: With majority of exit polls giving the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan an edge over NDA in Bihar polls, the party led by Lalu Prasad on Sunday asked its workers not to indulge in any celebratory firing or ‘improper behaviour’ towards rivals on the day of counting of votes on November 10.
“Whatever be the election result, it has to be accepted with absolute restraint, simplicity and good behaviour towards people. Improper fireworks, celebratory firing and rude behaviour towards our rivals or their supporters will not be accepted at any cost,” the party told its workers through a tweet.
In another tweet, RJD also asked its workers and supporters not to gather before the house of the Mahagathbandhan’s CM face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav at 10, Circular Road on November 9 to respect his personal decision to celebrate his birthday with simplicity.
Tejashwi will turn 31 on November 9, a day before the election results.
“It is a humble request to all well-wishers and supporters to respect Tejashwi’s personal decision to celebrate his birthday with simplicity and prefer not to reach his house to greet him personally on the occasion,” RJD tweeted in Hindi.
“The RJD supporters had earlier expected that party chief Lalu Prasad would get bail in the fodder scam cases and come out of the judicial custody on or before November 9. As the hearing on Lalu Ji’s bail plea has been deferred till November 27 by the Jharkhand high court, there is no hope of him coming out in the next few days. As our top leader is under judicial custody, Tejashwi Ji has decided to celebrate his birthday only with the family members with simplicity. Hence, the appeal to the supporters and well-wishers not to assemble before his residence,” RJD spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan told TOI on Sunday.
RJD sources said the party’s top leaders led by state president Jagdanand on Sunday held a meeting to discuss how to celebrate the victory on November 10, if the Mahagathbandhan crosses the magic figure of 122 seats to gain majority in the 243-member Bihar Assembly. Though Tejashwi was not at the meeting, his views were taken on the phone.
“RJD took a conscious decision to issue certain instructions to the party workers to ‘behave properly’ on the counting day,” Gagan said.
“As per the feedback from our booth level workers, the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan will win around 150 seats, while the RJD alone will cross the 100-mark. The party is confident of forming the next government under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav,” Gagan told TOI after coming out of the party’s meeting on Sunday.