Aishwarya Rai, the estranged partner of Tej Pratap Yadav, has made extreme allegations in direction of the Lalu Prasad Yadav family in an distinctive interview with -. She accused the family of deceiving her and treating her inhumanely, saying they turned her life proper right into a “joke.”

Patna:

Days after RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav expelled his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav from the event and disowned him over “irresponsible behaviour”, Tej Pratap’s estranged partner Aishwarya Rai has spoken out, alleging humiliation and deception by the fingers of the Yadav family.

In an distinctive interview with -, Aishwarya Rai, who’s the granddaughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Daroga Prasad Rai, talked about, “The Lalu family never considered me human. They made a joke out of my life. They hid the truth from me and lied to me repeatedly.”

“Now, just because elections are around the corner, they’re pretending to take action. This is all drama,” she added, reacting to Lalu’s public announcement that Tej Pratap was not part of the event or the family.

‘Still their daughter-in-law’

Aishwarya, who married Tej Pratap in 2018 and left his residence inside months alleging residence abuse and humiliation by her husband and in-laws, talked about she stays legally wedded and continues to be the Yadav family’s daughter-in-law.

“I want to ask Lalu ji — what justice will he do with me? Both Rabri Devi and Tej Pratap are complicit. They destroyed my dignity and now want to walk away clean,” she talked about, referring to the silence of the family all through her public ordeal.

Tej Pratap’s expulsion and background

Tej Pratap Yadav was expelled from the RJD and disowned by Lalu Yadav on Sunday, after a controversial social media publish the place he claimed to have been in a relationship for 12 years with one different woman — whereas nonetheless being legally married to Aishwarya and awaiting a court docket docket verdict on his divorce petition.

He later deleted the publish and claimed his account had been hacked. Lalu, with out immediately referencing the publish, talked about in an announcement that his elder son’s conduct had “weakened the party’s moral foundation” and violated the values the family stood for.

“You are an adult and free to make your choices. But we cannot tolerate such behaviour,” RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav talked about, backing his father’s dedication.

Tej Pratap, a two-time MLA, has prolonged been inside the info for controversial acts — from threatening security personnel to launching a parallel political outfit and clashing with the event administration. His political occupation has largely remained inside the shadow of his youthful brother Tejashwi, now the face of the event.

A pattern of silence and political shielding?

Aishwarya Rai’s suggestions have reignited criticism of the RJD over its coping with of the house abuse allegations she had levelled to this point. JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar accused Lalu of salvaging his family’s image on the ultimate minute, saying, “He acted now to save his reputation, but remained silent when Aishwarya — a granddaughter of a former CM — was insulted and forced out.”

BJP chief Nikhil Anand moreover talked about that whereas the RJD has acted in direction of Tej Pratap, it nonetheless “cannot be absolved of the ill-treatment meted out to Aishwarya”.

(With PTI inputs)