Tejashwi to begin Jan Vishwas Yatra from tomorrow aimed at highlighting achievements of mahagathbandhan govt. in Bihar

Former Deputy CM and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav is now all set to embark on a 10-day Jan Vishwas Yatra (people’s trust journey) beginning on February 20

Weeks after Janata Dal (United) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to form a BJP-led NDA government in Bihar, former Deputy CM and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav is now all set to embark on a 10-day Jan Vishwas Yatra (people’s trust journey) beginning on February 20 from Muzaffarpur in the northern part of the State and is scheduled to end on February 29.

During his yatra, Mr. Yadav would cover all 38 districts of Bihar and address 32 public meetings in which he is expected to highlight achievements of the previous mahagathbandhan (grand coalition) government in which the RJD was the principal ruling ally with the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], the Congress and three Left parties.

Deputy Chief Minister and State BJP president Samrat Choudhary on Monday, however, launched a sharp attack on Mr. Yadav’s proposed yatra saying that he should “come out with loot yatra instead of vishwas yatra”. “He [Tejashwi Yadav] should come out with a ‘loot yatra’, instead of jan vishwas yatra. He should first address the corruption allegations against him and his family members”, Mr. Choudhary told media persons on Monday.

After Mr. Kumar severed ties with the RJD-led regime on January 28 to form an NDA government headed by the BJP, Mr. Yadav who was Deputy Chief Minister in the previous regime, became Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly.

With his exit from power in the State and the Lok Sabha election schedule set to be announced soon, Mr. Yadav decided to take out the Jan Vishwas Yatra similar to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which recently crossed Bihar in its second leg of the campaign. Incidentally, Mr. Yadav accompanied the Congress leader during the yatra on February 15 in Sasaram.

Mr. Yadav is likely to highlight achievements of the previous government in public meetings during his 10-day yatra across the State. The RJD leader is scheduled to address as many as 32 public meetings covering all 38 districts in his yatra that will begin from Sakri in Muzaffarpur district.

“Everyday, he [Mr. Yadav] is likely to address three to four public meetings,” said a senior RJD leader preferring anonymity. Mr. Yadav is scheduled to wrap up his proposed yatra from Katihar, Bhagalpur and Jamui districts on February 29. “...in the last 17-months [of the mahagathbandhan government], we gave more than four lakh government jobs and the process of giving three lakh more jobs was initiated by me. It will definitely be given to youths,” Mr. Yadav said on Sunday in a social media post.