Tej Bahadur Yadav to contest against Haryana CM

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Tej Bahadur Yadav to contest against Haryana CM

Yadav had on Sunday joined regional political outfit Indian National Lok Dal's breakaway faction

Monday September 30, 2019 5:55 PM, IANS

Chandigarh: Sacked BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav, who had sought permission to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 general elections, on Monday said he will contest against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the October 21 Assembly polls.

Yadav, who had on Sunday joined regional political outfit Indian National Lok Dal's breakaway faction, the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) led by Dushyant Chautala, said that he would contest against Khattar from the Karnal Assembly constituency.

He termed unemployment a major issue in the state.

Dismissed from service after uploading on social media a video showing allegedly poor quality food served to them, Yadav had sought permissiom to contest against Modi in the Varanasi parliamentary constituency as a Samajwadi Party candidate. However, the Election Commission had rejected his nomination papers.

Yadav had challenged rejection of his nomination papers by the Election Commission alleging he was deliberately kept out of the contest to ensure an easy win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi.

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