Bihar’s opposition camp erupted Thursday as RJD’s Ejaz Ahmad slammed the NDA government’s decision to scale back security for leader Tejashwi Yadav. He decried it as a desperate bid to throttle the voice of dissent before it roars louder.
This ‘anti-democratic ploy,’ Ahmad charged, reveals the ruling alliance’s fraying nerves. Tejashwi’s pointed attacks on joblessness, infrastructure woes, women’s insecurity, criminality, and homicides have struck a chord, unsettling the establishment.
Ahmad linked the downgrade to the simmering outrage over a Patna student’s NEET-related demise, positing it as a smokescreen. Selective security irks him: elite Z-plus for BJP’s Nitin Nabin, Mangal Pandey, Sanjay Sarawgi, and JD(U)’s Lalan Singh—armed with commandos—while Tejashwi drops to Y-plus alongside Giriraj Singh.
Threat assessments justify the shifts, say officials. RJD begs to differ, framing it as partisan revenge against a leader who champions the people’s cause.
As Bihar hurtles toward potential clashes, this episode spotlights inequities in political safeguards. Tejashwi emerges unscathed in spirit, poised to lead the charge on governance failures, with RJD rallying behind their enduring advocate.