Bihar’s ruling allies appeared headed for a major confrontation on Tuesday, with a senior Janata Dal (United) leader saying partner Rashtriya Janata Dal has four days to dispel corruption allegations against deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his father Lalu Prasad. Chief minister Nitish Kumar asked Tejashwi Yadav to give a “fact-wise reply in public” to the corruption charges hurled at him but said the ruling Grand Alliance won’t break. They should come out with fact-wise reply in public,” the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader told his party leaders, breaking his silence on the younger son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad. The party is expected to convene a meeting later in the week if the RJD doesn’t come to a decision by then. Sources said Kumar referred to corruption charges that were being raised by BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi and said they were the same that the JD(U) had spoken of in 2008.

Source: Hindustan Times July 11, 2017 12:03 UTC