Dalit leader who accused Tejashwi Yadav of demanding money to give him party ticket shot dead

Police stated that 3 bike-borne males entered the home of Shakti Malik in Purnea within the morning and shot him within the head whilst he was once snoozing, killing him at the spot, and fled.

A 37-year-old Dalit chief was once gunned down at his place of dwelling in Bihars Purnea district on Sunday and his spouse alleged that it was once a political killing as her husband was once getting ready to contest Meeting election as an unbiased candidate after he was once expelled from the RJD.

After the killing, a video by which the deceased, Shakti Malik, accused RJD chief Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of looking for Rs 50 lakh as donation to offer him celebration price tag to contest the ballot from Raniganj seat and dangerous to get rid of him if he continues along with his just right paintings within the constituency, went viral.

The ruling JD(U) claimed that Chief of the Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav has uncovered his true colors sooner than the country. Repeated efforts to succeed in senior RJD leaders for his or her response have been unsuccessful.

Police stated that 3 bike-borne males entered the home of Shakti Malik in Purnea within the morning and shot him within the head whilst he was once snoozing, killing him at the spot, and fled.

A rustic-made pistol and an empty cartridge have been discovered from the spot, Ok Haat police station Station Area Officer Sunil Kumar Mandal stated.

Superintendent of Police Vishal Sharma and Sadar Sub-Divisional Police Officer Anand Pandey visited the spot.

Within the video that went viral, Malik claimed that he, at the side of the RJD’s SC/ST mobile state unit president, met Tejashwi Prasad Yadav in Patna the place the RJD chief sought Rs 50 lakh as donation to offer him celebration price tag to contest Raniganj meeting constituency.

In line with the video, when Malik stated that he would let him know of his choice later, Tejashwi made a casteist statement in opposition to him and threatened to get rid of him.

It was once no longer instantly transparent when Malik made this remark to a Purnea primarily based tv channel.

The deceased’s spouse additionally alleged that there’s a political conspiracy in the back of her husband’s killing and named a number of leaders who may well be fascinated by it.

JD(U) spokesman Rajiv Ranjan Prasad claimed that Malik was once a Mahadalit and his members of the family’ statements corroborate the allegations levelled through him.

“We’ve been elevating the problem of dynastic politics, corruption, Tejashwi’s inexperience particularly in coping with alliance politics however the most recent allegations has utterly uncovered him,” Prasad informed newshounds.

Allegations that RJD leaders distribute celebration tickets after taking cash or land aren’t new, he alleged.

Prasad additionally alleged that Tejashwi’s “fear” for Dalits was once uncovered when former Bihar leader minister Jitan Ram Manjhi needed to go away the Grand Alliance after the RJD leaderships shabby remedy meted out to him.

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