Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said on Friday that his son Tejashwi Yadav will not resign as the deputy chief minister of Bihar over corruption charges. “The Vidhan Mandal of our party has taken a decision that Tejashwi Yadav will not resign,” Lalu told ANI. RJD and JD(U) have since directed barbs at each other, increasing pressure on chief minister Nitish Kumar to sack Tejashwi to protect his image of clean governance. RJD will not let the BJP or the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) break the alliance, Lalu said. Lalu, however, said that he would not know if Sonia Gandhi had spoken to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2017 18:00 UTC