Patna, July 24
As Bihar's Leader of the Opposition and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav hinted at the possibility of boycotting the upcoming Assembly elections in protest against the "deliberate" disenfranchisement of voters, the BJP on Thursday hit back, claiming that he was already seeing defeat for his party.
Trashing the poll boycott threat, BJP leaders said that the people of Bihar have already rejected the RJD and other opposition parties.
Meanwhile, the Congress said that if people's names are being arbitrarily removed from the voter list, then it is a matter of fighting for their rights, and they would be fully capable of taking any necessary decision.
BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad said: “Of course, he (Tejashwi Yadav) should go ahead with it, but the truth is that it’s the public that’s preparing to boycott them. What will they boycott? It’s actually the RJD and the INDIA alliance that voters are getting ready to reject."
BJP leader Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu said: "Tejashwi Yadav is speaking with the upcoming situation in mind. He knows that this time he won’t even reach double digits - he is well aware that his defeat is certain. That’s why he is staying away from the elections."