Tejashwi Yadav described Shahabuddin as ”a founding member” of the RJD
Reportedly former RJD mp Mohd Shahabuddin’s wife Hina Shahab, who had contested the recent lok sabha polls as an Independent candidate from Bihar’s Siwan, on sunday joined the party along with her son Osama Shahab. party supremo Lalu Prasad’s heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav welcomed them and described Shahabuddin as” a founding member” of the RJD. Yadav claimed that induction of the late leader’s family members will” help us in our fight against communal forces represented by bjp and RSS”.Perhaps both, Hina and her son, joined the RJD at 10 Circular Road, the official residence of former bihar CM Rabri Devi, in the state capital. Lalu Prasad, Yadav and several other senior leaders of the party were present on the occasion. prasad said, “Late Shahabuddin’s family was always part of the RJD. They have come closer and will further strengthen the party.” Arguably, the most dreaded gangster-turned-politician of bihar, Shahabuddin, had remained unbeaten in his stronghold of Siwan until his conviction in a murder case in 2007, which led to his disqualification.Moreover the move also underscores RJD’s ”anxieties”, ahead of the bihar assembly polls due next year, with its junior allies like the congress and the Left having notched up much better strike rates in the lok sabha elections, a political analyst said.