Patna, Oct 19 (IANS) Bihar leader Pappu Yadav, who merged his Jan Adhikar Party with the Congress last year, came down hard on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over the seat-sharing deadlock in the Mahagathbandhan and held it responsible for the poll fiasco in the high-stakes poll battle for the state.

Pappu Yadav, the six-time Parliamentarian, speaking to IANS on Sunday, squarely blamed the RJD for the stand-off in the grand alliance and accused it of depriving the downtrodden and unprivileged communities of their rights, which are rightfully theirs.

The Purnea MP also dished out advice to RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav, saying, “Lalu ji, this is not right. You should follow the gathbandhan dharma. JMM must be accommodated in the alliance.”

Further, batting for Hemant Soren-led JMM,

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