Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav recently mocked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, saying he should be a "rasoiya" (cook) instead of a politician.
Just ahead of the Bihar’s two-phase assembly election this Sunday, Rahul joined local fishermen in Begusarai for a fishing ritual; jumping into the pond barefoot, splashing water, and helping haul in nets.
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Tej Pratap quips Rahul ‘ko toh rasoiya hona chaiye tha’
Now, Tej Pratap, Former RJD leader, couldn’t resist taking a personal jab and quipped, “Rahul Gandhi's job is to ride a motorcycle and spread pollution. He'll spend his entire life fishing. The country will be plunged into darkness. ‘Jalebi chhan'na, machli pakadna, unko toh rasoiya hona chaiye tha’ (He makes sweets, catches fish, he should have been a cook.) Why did he become a politician?” per PTI.
Seeing Rahul’s viral clip, BJP MP Ravi Kishan joined the mockery, joking, “As much fish as he caught when he came yesterday, he'll get even fewer votes than that. Well, alright, at least his swimming style was nice. We're over there catching votes, and he's busy catching fish.”
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Tej Pratap jumps into fray from Mahua, adds spice to Bihar polls
Voting for Bihar’s 243 assembly seats will take place in two phases: on November 6 and November 11, with results to be announced on November 14.
Tej Pratap Yadav, who filed his nomination from the Mahua constituency on October 16, is among those in the fray.
Just days before that, on October 13, his party, the newly formed Janshakti Janata Dal, had released its first list of 22 candidates.
