Lalu Prasad Criticised For Bihari Pejorative Against Congress Leader
NDTV
Lalu Prasad has asserted he will campaign for by-elections to Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seats in Bihar.
Lalu Prasad raised the hackles of estranged ally Congress and rival JD(U) on Sunday with his remark against AICC in-charge of Bihar Bhakt Charan Das, drawing strong condemnation from from a close aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who called the RJD supremo "anti-Dalit".
Ashok Choudhary, a powerful member of the state cabinet, deplored the RJD leader''s use of a Bihari slang to berate Bhakt Charan Das, a Dalit, while replying to questions from journalists in the national capital.
Mr Prasad, who is scheduled to arrive here later in the day, asserted he will campaign for by-elections to Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan assembly seats, which have become a flashpoint between the two old allies.
When asked whether it was curtains down for the Congress-RJD alliance, Mr Prasad snapped, asking "Kya hota hai Congress ka gathbandhan (of what use is an alliance with the Congress).
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