NDA Criticizes Tejashwi Yadav for Missing Most of Bihar Winter Session

Overview

• The winter session had five sittings, and the Leader of the Opposition attended only the first two before the session ended on Friday.
• Tejashwi Yadav also skipped the November 20 swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA government at Gandhi Maidan.
• Media reports say he is on a family trip to Europe, a claim not independently confirmed in the coverage, as JD(U) figures question whether required permissions and protocols were followed.
• JD(U) leaders escalated attacks by alleging he traveled with a "history-sheeter," while RJD spokesperson Ejaz Ali Ahmad dismissed the criticism and mocked efforts to track his whereabouts.
• JD(U) MP Ramprit Mandal said his absence sends a wrong message to voters and speculated about a London visit, underscoring how the issue has become a political flashpoint.