Patna: Leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said the BJP and its ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have become "synonymous with deceit and betrayal" in politics, days after his father and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav was convicted and sent to jail in a corruption case.
"The BJP and Nitish Kumar have become synonymous with deceit and betrayal in politics. The country has seen that RJD chief Lalu Prasad didn't bow before the BJP's designs and stood with a commitment for his politics," said Tejashwi Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister.
"If Lalu ji had joined hands with the BJP, the so-called fodder scam would have turned into a bhaichara ghotala (partners in crime) in two minutes and he would have become Raja Harishchandra of India today," Tejashwi Yadav said, according to news agency IANS.
The BJP, its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its "ambassador" Nitish Kumar had not only conspired to frame Lalu ji, they were also abusing him, the jailed RJD leader's younger son said.
After addressing party leaders and workers in the absence of Lalu Yadav, he said the RJD would be united and strong to counter and challenge communal forces in the country.
Defending his ally BJP, which has been accused by Lalu Yadav of conspiring to put him behind bars, Mr Paswan said the allegations amounted to an insult of the judiciary as he has been convicted by a court not the BJP.
With inputs from IANS
"The BJP and Nitish Kumar have become synonymous with deceit and betrayal in politics. The country has seen that RJD chief Lalu Prasad didn't bow before the BJP's designs and stood with a commitment for his politics," said Tejashwi Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister.
"If Lalu ji had joined hands with the BJP, the so-called fodder scam would have turned into a bhaichara ghotala (partners in crime) in two minutes and he would have become Raja Harishchandra of India today," Tejashwi Yadav said, according to news agency IANS.
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The BJP, its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its "ambassador" Nitish Kumar had not only conspired to frame Lalu ji, they were also abusing him, the jailed RJD leader's younger son said.
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After addressing party leaders and workers in the absence of Lalu Yadav, he said the RJD would be united and strong to counter and challenge communal forces in the country.
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Defending his ally BJP, which has been accused by Lalu Yadav of conspiring to put him behind bars, Mr Paswan said the allegations amounted to an insult of the judiciary as he has been convicted by a court not the BJP.
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With inputs from IANS
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