Jailed Lalu Yadav Is Making Phone Calls To Buy NDA MLAs, Alleges Sushil Modi; Audio Goes Viral

Sushil Modi took to Twitter and shared a mobile number to allege that Prasad was making phone calls to NDA MLAs and trying to allure them by giving ministerial berths.

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Patna: In a sensational charge against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Modi on Wednesday alleged that the jailed leader is trying to poach the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MLAs in Bihar in a bid to topple the newly elected Nitish Kumar government. While making the charges against Lalu Prasad, Sushil Modi took to Twitter and shared a mobile number to allege that Prasad was making phone calls to NDA MLAs and trying to allure them by giving ministerial berths. "Lalu Yadav making telephone call (8051216302) from Ranchi to NDA MLAs & promising ministerial berths. When I telephoned, Lalu directly picked up.I said don’t do these dirty tricks from jail, you will not succeed," former deputy CM tweeted tagging ABP News and other media outlets.

Lalu Yadav making telephone call (8051216302) from Ranchi to NDA MLAs & promising ministerial berths. When I telephoned, Lalu directly picked up.I said don’t do these dirty tricks from jail, you will not succeed. @News18Bihar @ABPNews @ANI @ZeeBiharNews

— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) November 24, 2020

The RJD supremo is in Ranchi, where he has been sentenced by a special CBI court in a number of fodder scam cases. Initially lodged at the Hotwar Central Jail, he was moved to the RIMS hospital in the Jharkhand capital on medical grounds. In another tweet, Sushil Modi shared an alleged audio of Lalu Prasad in which he can be heard asking MLA Lallan Paswan to remain absent from Assembly during the election of Speaker. In the audio, Lalu can be heard saying that if Paswan helps the RJD then he will be made a minister once the RJD comes to power.

लालू यादव ने दिखाई अपनी असलियत लालू प्रसाद यादव द्वारा NDA के विधायक को बिहार विधान सभा अध्यक्ष के लिए होने वाले चुनाव में महागठबंधन के पक्ष में मतदान करने हेतु प्रलोभन देते हुए। pic.twitter.com/LS9968q7pl

— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) November 25, 2020

Reacting to the allegations, RJD said that However, RJD has said that the audio is fake and BJP is doing this to divert attention from the main issues. In the recently held Bihar assembly elections, RJD returned with a tally of 75 seats, becoming the single largest party, though the five-party Grand Alliance fell way short of the magic mark of 122. A fine performance by the BJP, which won just one seat less than the RJD, propelled the NDA to an easy victory despite a major slump in the tally of Nitish Kumars JD(U) which bore the brunt of the brinkmanship of Chirag Paswan-led NDA. The BJP-led NDA bagged 125 seats and the party kept up its promise of backing the JD(U) boss as the Chief Minister even if his party were to get drubbed. In the 14-member cabinet, the saffron party has seven members as against five of the JD(U) and two of its leaders Tar Kishor Prasad and Renu Devi have been made Deputy CMs.