Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav's close aide, Dularchand Yadav, was shot dead on Thursday in Mokama while campaigning for Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP).

During the election campaign for Jan Suraaj candidate Piyush Priyadarshi, a violent clash broke out between two groups. In the scuffle, Dularchand was shot in the chest and died on the spot.

On the incident, Lalu Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav said, ""There's no need for violence during elections... We've never been in favour of violence. The code of conduct is in place right now. It's election time, yet some people are roaming around with guns and bullets. People roaming around with guns and bullets, and you'll see the Prime Minister talking about things from 30 years ago. What happened 30 minutes ago?... Dularchand Yadav

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