Nitish Kumar's "Too Many Children" Swipe At Ex Ally Lalu Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Yadav's son, asked if such personal remarks will benefit the people of Bihar.

Nitish Kumar teed up a new controversy on Sunday when he took a swipe at his former ally Lalu Yadav and his "many children". The family however chose to respond with love. #WATCH | Katihar: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says, "Some people claim everything these days. They appointed their wives when they were removed. Now, it is their children these days. 'Ab paida to bahut kar diya. Itna zyaada paida karna chahiye kisi ko, baal baccha?'... Now they have… pic.twitter.com/x8Q8GdKz0W #WATCH | Patna: On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's remarks, Former Deputy CM of Bihar RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "He can say anything to us. Whatever he says is like a blessing for me... But the thing is, will such personal remarks benefit the people of Bihar... In elections, issues… pic.twitter.com/i4RYvYlLjk

"Some people claim everything these days. They appointed their wives when they were removed. Now, it is their children these days. Ab paida to bahut kar diya. Itna zyaada paida karna chahiye kisi ko, baal baccha? (Does anybody beget so many children?" asked Nitish Kumar, who was addressing an election rally in Katihar in favour of NDA's Lok Sabha nominee Dulal Chandra Goswami.

While the Chief Minister did not mention anyone by name, his remarks appear to target Lalu Prasad's family, which includes his wife Rabri Devi, who became the chief minister of Bihar when Prasad had to step down due to his conviction in the fodder scam.