Tejashwi Yadav (PTI image)

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said, “Ye log bhool gaye Lalu Ji ka khoon hai mere andar,” as he accused the BJP-led central government of undermining the Constitution and urged people to unite to safeguard their rights. He was speaking at the Samvidhaan Suraksha Samelan in Motihari as part of the ongoing Voter Adhikar Yatra.In a post on X in Hindi, Yadav referred to his father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. Tejashwi wrote, “Ye log bhool gaye Lalu Ji ka khoon hai mere andar, Lalu ji nahi jhuke to Lalu ji ka ladka dar jaega…? We are fighters… Bhaiya log, unite. Otherwise, they will end your existence.” (They forget that Lalu Ji’s blood runs in my veins. If he never bowed, do they think his son will be afraid? We are fighters. Brothers, unite or they will finish your existence.)The former deputy chief minister warned that the government’s actions could gradually strip citizens of their rights. “First, they will snatch your vote, then your ration, then your pension, and finally your assets. Democracy will be replaced by dictatorship,” he said.Yadav also reiterated his party’s promise to increase reservation benefits, saying he would raise the quota to 85 per cent.Taking a swipe at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, he remarked, “Chacha has been stuck… He is not the same as he was earlier… He will not be the CM anymore.”Calling the Constitution the foundation of people’s rights, Tejashwi urged citizens to remove those in power if they wished to protect democracy.