Tejashwi Yadav, RJD Working President, said the Bihar government lacks the funds necessary to pay state pensions.
The accusation highlights a growing political conflict over the state's fiscal health and the government's ability to meet basic social obligations to its citizens.
Speaking in Patna, Yadav said the state treasury is low, which has left the government unable to provide payments to pensioners [1, 2]. He said that there is no money for anyone and specifically targeted the administration for financial mismanagement [2].
Beyond the fiscal concerns, Yadav addressed the detention of individuals protesting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). He issued a 24-hour ultimatum [3] to the Bihar government, demanding action regarding the arrested protesters [3].
Yadav said the state government must be held accountable for the current financial state of the treasury [1, 2]. He said that the lack of funds is a direct result of poor management by the current administration [2].
The RJD leader made these comments on Sunday, framing the treasury shortage as a systemic failure that affects the most vulnerable populations in the state [3].
“The state treasury is low and the government must be held accountable.”
This confrontation signals an escalation in the opposition's strategy to frame the current Bihar administration as fiscally incompetent. By linking the inability to pay pensions with the crackdown on student protesters, Yadav is attempting to build a broad coalition of dissatisfied citizens—ranging from the elderly to the youth—to pressure the state government during a period of perceived financial instability.
