Patna: Leader of the opposition in state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is preparing for a yatra to galvanise party workers ahead of the assembly polls next year. “Right now, we are chalking out strategy for the yatra to ensure our initiative becomes people’s movement and involves large number of people across the state,” a senior RJD leader told TOI on Sunday.The yatra will highlight the step-motherly treatment Bihar has received from the ruling NDA govt, he added.
The yatra is expected to be launched sometime after August 15, though Tejashwi is currently under treatment for back pain he developed during the recent Lok Sabha poll campaign. “Tejashwi will be fit to lead the yatra by August,” said a source close to him.
Key issues for the monthlong yatra include the denial of special category status to Bihar, the non-inclusion of increased quotas from the recent caste survey in the Constitution’s Ninth Schedule, the alarming law and order situation and rising corruption evidenced by multiple bridge collapses. The opposition has already shown its intent by angrily protesting during the recent monsoon session of the state assembly over these issues.
Earlier, Tejashwi had led a Jan Vishwas Yatra across the state after CM Nitish Kumar rejoined the NDA. While the yatra and intensive poll campaign did not yield the desired results, the Grand Alliance won nine seats, gaining eight.

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