Pappu Yadav begins hunger strike in Bihar jail over no water, bathroom facilities

Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) president Pappu Yadav on Wednesday said that he is on a hunger strike. "It is my crime that I helped Covid-19 patients and exposed the medical, hospital, oxygen and ambulance mafia. My fight is on," he tweeted.

A day after Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was arrested for reportedly violating lockdown norms, the former Bihar MP on Wednesday said that he is on a hunger strike. He is currently lodged in Bihar's Veerpur jail. , , , ,, , , , , ! — Pappu Yadav (@pappuyadavjapl) May 12, 2021 Taking to Twitter, Yadav said, "I am on a hunger strike in Veerpur jail. There is no water, no washroom. My leg was operated, I cannot sit down, there is no commode as well. It is my crime that I helped Covid-19 patients and exposed the medical, hospital, oxygen and ambulance mafia. My fight is on.”