RJD chief, Lalu Prasad has expressed confidence that the RJD-JDU-Congress alliance will win the Bihar assembly election.
Patna:
Accusing the BJP President of insulting nearly 11 crore Biharis by saying that firecrackers would be burst in Pakistan to celebrate BJP's loss in Bihar assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad said that Amit Shah has "gone mad".
"Bilkul pagal ho gaya hai. Poore Bihar ko apmanit kar raha hai. (He has gone mad. He is insulting entire Bihar)... Amit Shah has insulted all Biharis, including Hindus, Muslims, Dalits, OBCs, by terming us as Pakistani. It has again exposed his mindset for us," said Mr Prasad, minutes before leaving for his nine election meetings on Friday.
This comes a day after Amit Shah during his election rallies said firecrackers would be burst in celebration in Pakistan if the grand alliance of Janata Dal (United), RJD and Congress, and not the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, formed the next government.
"If the Bharatiya Janata Party is defeated in the Bihar assembly polls and does not form a government, firecrackers will be burst in Pakistan," Mr Shah said at an election rally in Raxaul on Thursday.
Mr Prasad said, "BJP is not India and Bihar is not Pakistan."
The BJP president said jailed criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin would benefit the most if a government led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad comes to power in Bihar.
Mr Shahabuddin, a former lawmaker, is currently lodged in Bhagalpur Central Jail.
Mr Prasad said, "It is a below-the-belt attack against all Biharis by Amit Shah. People will teach him and his party a hard lesson in the polls... Such statement of Amit Shah has certain motive to play communal card but he and BJP will not succeed in their design in Bihar".
Today is the last day of campaigning for the fourth phase where polling will be held on November 1 in the on-going state assembly polls.
"Bilkul pagal ho gaya hai. Poore Bihar ko apmanit kar raha hai. (He has gone mad. He is insulting entire Bihar)... Amit Shah has insulted all Biharis, including Hindus, Muslims, Dalits, OBCs, by terming us as Pakistani. It has again exposed his mindset for us," said Mr Prasad, minutes before leaving for his nine election meetings on Friday.
This comes a day after Amit Shah during his election rallies said firecrackers would be burst in celebration in Pakistan if the grand alliance of Janata Dal (United), RJD and Congress, and not the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, formed the next government.
"If the Bharatiya Janata Party is defeated in the Bihar assembly polls and does not form a government, firecrackers will be burst in Pakistan," Mr Shah said at an election rally in Raxaul on Thursday.
Mr Prasad said, "BJP is not India and Bihar is not Pakistan."
The BJP president said jailed criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin would benefit the most if a government led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad comes to power in Bihar.
Mr Shahabuddin, a former lawmaker, is currently lodged in Bhagalpur Central Jail.
Mr Prasad said, "It is a below-the-belt attack against all Biharis by Amit Shah. People will teach him and his party a hard lesson in the polls... Such statement of Amit Shah has certain motive to play communal card but he and BJP will not succeed in their design in Bihar".
Today is the last day of campaigning for the fourth phase where polling will be held on November 1 in the on-going state assembly polls.
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