Tejashwi’s claim that the law has badly affected the Pasi community that constitutes about one per cent of Bihar population has won support from various quarters.
Addressing a convention of the community in Patna on Sunday, he said that the RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav had made toddy tax free.
The alliance partners will discuss election strategy, seat sharing and formation of a coordination committee in the first meeting before the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.
The question has become a hot topic of discussion in the media and political circles of Bihar as the grand old party has been avoiding questions about its commitment to the alliance.
He rejected the notion that the Delhi elections will have any impact on the Bihar assembly elections expected to be held in October-November.
The fate of over a thousand candidates will be decided in three phases of the vote for 243 seats in the state Assembly.
The first phase of the polls is scheduled on October 28 while the second and third phases will take place on November 3 and November 7 respectively.
'Drunk on power and arrogance, the government in Bihar has deviated from its path. Their words and deeds are suspect,' she said.
'Did Nitish Kumar give you jobs in 15 years, did he eradicate poverty? What happened to the promised government jobs?' he asked.
'In Galwan Valley, jawans from Bihar died for the country. Even in Pulwama, sons of Bihar lost their lives, we bow to them,' PM said.
