Abdul Bari Siddiqui

It was an RJD rally with a lot of women villagers present there, Abdul Bari Siddiqui said, adding that he used "typical village language" to make his audience understand the benefits of the new law.

Though the RJD leader didn't make any direct reference to Muslims or the BJP government, but the BJP's Bihar unit had slammed his remarks and suggested that he should "move to Pakistan".

A senior leader from Tejashwi Yadav's party RJD in Bihar has said that he has advised his children to get jobs abroad and settle there, in comments that are in wide circulation online.

A cup of tea has caused a storm in Bihar, where state elections are due next year.

The stage is set for the fifth and final round of voting for 57 seats in the Bihar Assembly poll. Voting will take place tomorrow to decide the fate of senior minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav of JD(U) and RJD Legislature party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui among others.

A section of RJD MLAs in Bihar are in disagreement with party chief Lalu Prasad's decision to back Nitish Kumar to re-assume chief ministership and are rooting for the beleagured Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.

The BJP, which was dumped on Sunday by Nitish Kumar after a 17-year alliance, boycotted the vote by staging a walk-out. Before that, it asked Mr Kumar to explain why the president of his party, Sharad Yadav, recently said that reconciliation may be possible if the BJP brings back its 85-year-old stalwart, LK Advani, to the helm.

It was an RJD rally with a lot of women villagers present there, Abdul Bari Siddiqui said, adding that he used "typical village language" to make his audience understand the benefits of the new law.

Though the RJD leader didn't make any direct reference to Muslims or the BJP government, but the BJP's Bihar unit had slammed his remarks and suggested that he should "move to Pakistan".

A senior leader from Tejashwi Yadav's party RJD in Bihar has said that he has advised his children to get jobs abroad and settle there, in comments that are in wide circulation online.

A cup of tea has caused a storm in Bihar, where state elections are due next year.

The stage is set for the fifth and final round of voting for 57 seats in the Bihar Assembly poll. Voting will take place tomorrow to decide the fate of senior minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav of JD(U) and RJD Legislature party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui among others.

A section of RJD MLAs in Bihar are in disagreement with party chief Lalu Prasad's decision to back Nitish Kumar to re-assume chief ministership and are rooting for the beleagured Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.

The BJP, which was dumped on Sunday by Nitish Kumar after a 17-year alliance, boycotted the vote by staging a walk-out. Before that, it asked Mr Kumar to explain why the president of his party, Sharad Yadav, recently said that reconciliation may be possible if the BJP brings back its 85-year-old stalwart, LK Advani, to the helm.