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Tejashwi accepts challenge of NDA leaders for debate

Tejashwi accepts challenge of NDA leaders for debate

Patna, May 22 (UNI) Senior RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Thursday accepted the challenge of NDA leaders for debate on the prevailing scenario in Bihar, saying they should fix the date and venue for the purpose.
Yadav told media persons that law and order situation in Bihar had collapsed totally as criminals were striking at their will. Police were committing atrocities on innocent people including students and women while their political masters remained silent spectators, he added.
RJD leader said that he had accepted the challenge of NDA leaders for a debate on the prevailing scenario in Bihar, be it law and order or any other issue. NDA leaders should fix the date and venue for the purpose, and he would reach there for the debate, he added.

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