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Bihar: With the Bihar Assembly Elections still months away, the season of personal attacks seems to be in full swing. After derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tejashwi Yadav’s wife has now become the target of similar insults.

Rajballabh Yadav, a former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader who was recently released from jail, launched a scatting attack on Tejashwi Yadav during a public meeting in Nardiganj, Nawada district. Questioning Tejashwi’s choice to marry outside the state and community, Rajballabh went further to insult Tejashwi’s wife without naming her explicitly.

“Caste is used only for votes. When it came to marriage, where did the marriage take place? What was the need to get the marriage done in Haryana and Punjab? Was he getting a woman or a jersey cow? Was there no girl in the Yadav community,” NDTV quoted Rajballabh Yadav as saying.

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Tejashwi Yadav married his batchmate, Rachel Codinho, in 2021. Rachel, originally from Rewari, Haryana, changed her name to Rajshree Yadav. The couple has two children, daughter Katyayini, born in March 2023 and a baby boy who was born in May this year.

Since his release from jail after nine and a half years in a Protection of Children and Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case, Rajballabh has been continuously attacking Tejashwi and Lalu Prasad Yadav with verbal attacks.

RJD Hits Back

Condemning the remarks, Former MLA of Nawada and RJD leader Kaushal Yadav held a press conference and said that such remarks are not only an insult to Rajshree Yadav but also a hurtful attack on the sentiments of the backwards and Dalit communities.

“Lalu Prasad Yadav is one of the top leaders of the country, the leader of the backward and Dalits. Making such derogatory comments against his daughter-in-law hurts society. The entire society is heartbroken,” he said.

He further stated that Rajballabh Yadav has been sending wrong messages to society through his actions. “Ten years ago, Nitish Kumar government sent him to jail in a case of raping a Kurmi girl. Now, after coming out of jail, is it like a reward for him to abuse Lalu Yadav's daughter-in-law? Is looking at women and girls with wrong intentions his only identity?” he added.

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Kaushal Yadav said that Tejashwi’s wife maintains a low public profile and is quietly focused on raising their two young children. Targeting her with such remarks reflects a “low mindset” and indicates that the speaker is "not in a sound mental state."

While being a part of the Yadav community is a matter of pride, it is deeply unfortunate that someone from the same community is using such offensive and derogatory language.