PATNA: Disputes within RJD’s first family has erupted after party chief Lalu Prasad’s Singapore-based daughter Rohini Acharya asserted on Sunday that she was not aspiring for a party ticket to contest the Assembly election or make somebody else fight the polls.
Rohini, who donated a kidney to Lalu in 2022, commented on ‘X’, “In my context, all the rumours spread by trolls, miscreants, paid media, and those with malicious intentions of usurping the party are baseless and part of a smear campaign aimed at damaging my image. I have never had any political ambitions in the past, nor do I have any now, nor will I have any in the future...”
Rohini had unfollowed Lalu, her brother and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and other family members on ‘X’ on Saturday. She also removed photographs of all top RJD top leaders from her social media page.
Rumours are doing the rounds that Rohini was expecting ticket but was denied by the party leadership. She had earlier unsuccessfully contested 2024 Lok Sabha election from Saran. The trouble started after RJD MP, Sanjay Yadav, a close associate of Tejashwi, was recently seen sitting on the front seat of specially designed vehicle during Bihar Adhikar Yatra.