Darbhanga, March 27: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former union minister Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi on Wednesday warned the party if he is not given a ticket for parliamentary elections, he would reveal all the secrets of Lalu Prasad Yadav. Fatmi, who won the Darbhanga seat in all Lok Sabha polls since 1991 except on three occasions - 1999, 2009 and 2014, said that he has been with Lalu for 30 years and know many of his secrets.
RJD leader Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi, speaking to news agency ANI, said, "I have been with Lalu through all the highs and lows since the last 30 years, I'm party to many of his secrets," adding, "I have humbly sent my message, If I'm not getting the ticket then I should be told the reason." Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Only One Family Member of Lalu Prasad Yadav to Contest Polls, Here's Who.
Meanwhile, in 2014 general elections, BJP candidate, now in Congress, Kirti Azad defeated Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi by securing 3,14,949 votes in Darbhanga Parliamentary Constituency. Mahagathbandhan Seat-Sharing Pact in Bihar: RJD Rejects Congress' Demand to Contest on 15 Seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2019, Says Report.
The Darbhanga seat, represented by former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad, who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress, on Tuesday has been a new contender for Grand Alliance's Opposition in Bihar's Darbhanga. The RJD wished to field Abdul Bari Siddiqui from the seat, raising internal tension between Fatmi-RJD.
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