This story is from October 5, 2015

Who's older, Tej or Tejaswi? Son's age gaffe stumps Lalu

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav is 25 and younger son Tejaswi Yadav is 26, if the affidavits filed by them with their nomination papers for Mahua and Raghopur assembly seats, respectively, in Vaishali district are to be believed!
Who's older, Tej or Tejaswi? Son's age gaffe stumps Lalu
PATNA: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav is 25 and younger son Tejaswi Yadav is 26, if the affidavits filed by them with their nomination papers for Mahua and Raghopur assembly seats, respectively, in Vaishali district are to be believed!
Tej Pratap filed his nomination papers on Monday in presence of his father. Tejaswi filed his nomination on Saturday.
Neither Lalu nor anyone from his family, including his two sons, was available for comment on the age issue.
Sources close to family said actually Tejaswi is 26 years old and Tej Pratap is around two years older. “We don’t know how this mistake was made by those who helped both Tejaswi and Tej Pratap fill up the nomination papers,” said the source.
According to the affidavits, Tej Pratap passed intermediate in 2010 from Bihar School Examination Board, and has assets worth Rs 1.12 crore and loan of over Rs 18 lakh. Tejaswi, on the other hand, passed Class IX in 2006 from DPS RK Puram, New Delhi, and has assets worth Rs 1.40 crore and loan of Rs 34 lakh.
Bihar’s additional chief electoral officer (ACEO) R Lakshmanan said the role of returning officer is to just accept the nomination paper and affidavit. At the time of scrutiny, the officers would only check if the paper is filled up correctly or not. “The returning officer or those involved in scrutiny will not check if the details provided by the candidate are correct,” said the ACEO, adding “Nomination will not be rejected.”
However, it can be challenged in a court of law. “An election petition can be filed in high court and the petitioner will have to prove that the detail provided by the candidate is incorrect,” said the ACEO.
However, Tej Pratap may have an ‘escape route’ if he has not filed four sets of nomination papers. Under the Representation of People’s Act, a candidate can file up to four sets of nomination papers till the last date. “The returning officer will accept the details filed in the last set as final,” said the ACEO.
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