Patna: The aftermath of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s veiled critique on RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family size unfolded with reactions from his son Tejashwi Yadav, daughter Misa Bharti, and other party members. They collectively criticized Kumar’s personal remarks, stating they would not aid his election campaign or benefit the people of the state.
Misa Bharti, Lalu Yadav’s eldest daughter contesting from Patliputra for the third consecutive time, remarked, “What can one say to Uncle (Nitish Kumar)? Let the people of Bihar be the judges. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi ceased speaking on ‘parivavad’ (family politics), he started talking about it.”
Former Deputy CM Tejashwi questioned the utility of such comments for the people of Bihar. “He (Nitish Kumar) is a senior figure and has every right to express his thoughts to me. I take his words as a blessing, but I must ask, what benefit will this bring to the people of Bihar? Such remarks should be avoided during election times.”
Tejashwi emphasized that election discourse should focus on issues like unemployment, job creation, development, and inflation, rather than resorting to personal commentary. He added that such remarks would not serve any advantageous purpose.
RJD leaders criticized the CM’s comments, attributing them to his fear of defeat. “Out of the fear of defeat, Nitish Ji is making baseless and derogatory comments. With the BJP undermining his party and Modi Ji sidelining him, he is venting his frustration on Lalu Ji. Chirag Ji, I hope you will speak against Nitish Ji along with Samrat Chaudhary Ji,” stated RJD spokesperson Kanchana Yadav on her social media handle.
Describing the comments as alarming, former MP Kanti Singh’s daughter-in-law and RJD leader Aditi Kumar tweeted, “It’s fortunate that the INDIA bloc did not nominate Nitish Kumar as a PM candidate; otherwise, he would have tarnished India’s reputation abroad.”
RJD spokesperson Sarika Paswan accused the CM of being envious of Lalu Prasad’s children. Another RJD spokesperson, Priyanka Bharti, deemed the comments an insult to marginalized communities and women. “He must apologize for his remarks,” Bharti tweeted.
During an election rally in Katihar, Kumar criticized Lalu Yadav for promoting his children in politics, questioning, “Why does anyone have so many children? First, sons were promoted, and now it’s the turn of daughters who are being promoted.”
