Patna: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Thursday attacked Nitish Kumar for not being able to secure the special category status for Bihar, accusing the chief minister of surrendering the interest of the state for personal gains.
The RJD supremo, who has been in jail for more than two months following his conviction in fodder scam cases, made the attack on Twitter, which is managed by people close to Mr Yadav.
He asked Mr Kumar why he did not put enough pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer special status to Bihar.
"Why is Nitish not asking his boss to accord special status to Bihar. PM Modi had promised special status to Bihar in March, 2014 at a rally in Muzaffarpur during Lok Sabha elections. Nitish must play that speech recording in front of the PM," a tweet on Mr Yadav's official Twitter handle said.
In another tweet, the former Bihar chief minister asked, "Why is Bihar not getting special status despite the NDA being in power both at the Centre and in the state? Does Nitish not want special status or is the BJP opposed to it?"
The RJD chief also sought to know how much of the Rs 1.65 lakh crore announced by PM Modi as special package has been given to the state.
The RJD supremo, who has been in jail for more than two months following his conviction in fodder scam cases, made the attack on Twitter, which is managed by people close to Mr Yadav.
He asked Mr Kumar why he did not put enough pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer special status to Bihar.
"Why is Nitish not asking his boss to accord special status to Bihar. PM Modi had promised special status to Bihar in March, 2014 at a rally in Muzaffarpur during Lok Sabha elections. Nitish must play that speech recording in front of the PM," a tweet on Mr Yadav's official Twitter handle said.
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In another tweet, the former Bihar chief minister asked, "Why is Bihar not getting special status despite the NDA being in power both at the Centre and in the state? Does Nitish not want special status or is the BJP opposed to it?"
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The RJD chief also sought to know how much of the Rs 1.65 lakh crore announced by PM Modi as special package has been given to the state.
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