Tejashwi Yadav Displays Belt For 'Unbearable Waist Pain' During Rally, But Says, 'Will Not Rest Until...'

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav showed his waist belt during a poll rally and stated that he has been advised for three weeks bed rest by the doctor due to "unbearable" back pain.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav shows his waist belt during a poll rally which he has been wearing due to "unbearable" back pain. ( Image Source :X/@yadavtejashwi )

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav who has been actively campaigning in the state for the Lok Sabha elections, shared a video from a rally where he can be seen lifting his shirt and telling the people that he has been suffering "unbearable" pain because of which he is wearing a belt. 

The RJD leader stated that he has been advised by the doctors to take three weeks of bed rest for the back pain, but he has decided not to take any break from the poll campaigning.

"I am on painkiller injections and medicines for unbearable back pain. I am wearing a belt too. Doctors have advised me three weeks of bed rest and warned me against standing and walking. I am still among you," Yadav stated wrote in Hindi on his X account, while sharing the video.

Adding that the Lok Sabha polls are held once in five years, he stated: "If I don't fight for you now, then you will have to suffer poverty, price rise and unemployment for five years. I will not rest till I ensure jobs for youth."

असहनीय कमर दर्द के चलते दर्द निवारक इंजेक्शन और दवा लेकर आपके बीच घूम रहा हूँ। कमर पर अब बेल्ट भी बाँध दिया है। चिकित्सकों ने 3 हफ़्ते का बेड रेस्ट तथा खड़ा होने एवं पैदल नहीं चलने की हिदायत दी है।

इस हालात में भी आपके बीच, आपके लिए हूँ। चुनाव 5 वर्ष में एक बार होता है अगर अभी… pic.twitter.com/QGtg6yoDTM

— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) May 9, 2024

In the video, the RJD leader's aides can be seen helping him to stand up as he addresses the crowd.

Yadav, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, is currently engaged in intense election campaigning as the country is undergoing elections.

The 42 seats in Bihar are voting in seven phases out of which 26 constituencies are yet to vote in the upcoming phases.

The 34-year-old RJD leader has been holding rallies in Bihar and other states where the party's candidates are contesting the Lok Sabha polls.

Yadav on Wednesday was spotted campaigning in Jharkhand's Palamu to campaign for I.N.D.I.A bloc candidate—RJD's Mamata Bhuiyan.

On May 9, he was campaigning in Bihar's Jahanabad, which goes for polling on June 1.

During his rallies on Wednesday, Yadav was seen seated on a chair while addressing the crowd due to his backache.

As per media reports, Yadav got an MRI done at Patna's Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) Hospital on May 6 due to increasing back pain. The RJD leader has been suffering from pain in his spinal segment for over a week, but in the last four days his pain increased unbearably.