Nadda, drawing from personal experience, joined the movement initiated by Jayaprakash Narayan in 1975 when he was just fifteen years old. He recounted witnessing influential figures such as Lalu Prasad Yadav joining the movement and expressed disappointment at Yadav’s subsequent transformation.
“In 1975, I was 15 years old when I jumped into Jayaprakash Narayan’s movement at his call. I’ve witnessed those times and the involvement of people like Lalu Prasad. I saw the movement back then, and today, when I look at Lalu’s son Tejashwi and see how Lalu Ji is now teaching Rahul Gandhi how to prepare ‘mutton,’ it makes me wonder. I wonder what kind of alliance is this. The same Lalu Prasad Yadav who, during Jayaprakash’s movement, raised his voice against nepotism, favoritism, bribery, and corruption, has now, himself steeped in corruption, aligned with those Congress members against whom he fought during the Emergency. What kind of situation has this become?” Nadda stated.