Overview

• In a speech at Nardiganj in Nawada, former RJD MLA Rajballabh Yadav questioned Tejashwi Yadav’s cross‑state marriage and crudely compared his wife to a “jersey cow,” according to reports.
• The RJD condemned the remark, with the party’s women’s wing burning his effigy in Nawada and leaders calling the comment indecent and an affront to backward and Dalit communities.
• A clip of the comments is circulating online, though Hindustan Times and PTI said they have not independently verified the video.
• Rajballabh Yadav was released last month after roughly nine and a half years in jail following a Patna High Court acquittal in a POCSO case.
• Tejashwi Yadav’s wife, Rajshree (born Rachel Codinho) married him in 2021, hails from Rewari in Haryana, and keeps a low public profile while caring for their children.