Nitish Kumar taunts Lalu over 'too many kids', Tejashwi hits back

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar stirred a new controversy on Saturday with a dig - apparently at RJD chief Lalu Prasad for promoting his sons and daughters own politics - saying, "Paida to bahut kar diya...Itna jyada paida karna chahiye kisi ko, bal bachcha (Should anybody have so many children)?"
Nitish's remarks, made at an election rally in Katihar in support of JD(U) candidate Dulalchandra Goswami, who is locked in a direct contest with Congress's Tariq Anwar, evoked a sharp reaction from RJD politicians.
Though the CM didn't mention anyone by name, his remarks seemed to target Lalu's political dynasty, which includes his wife Rabri Devi, who became Bihar CM when Prasad had to step down due to a fodder scam conviction.
This time Lalu's daughter Rohini Acharya is making her political debut, from Saran. Earlier her elder sister, Misa Bharti, and two sons - Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav - had entered active politics. While Misa is a Rajya Sabha member, her brothers were ministers in the previous Grand Alliance govt.

Nitish also made fervent appeals to Muslims. "Kaahe ke liye aap BJP ke khilaf hain (Why are you against BJP)," Nitish said, adding he had launched so many schemes for their welfare even while BJP was part of his govt. "Jo bhi kaam kiye, BJP ke log to hamare saath hi na the ji! Aur jo kaam Muslim ke heet me kiya, kabhi virodh nahin kiya," he said.
RJD retorted that the CM had turned jittery after seeing the tremendous support Tejashwi was getting at his rallies. "Due to this nervousness Nitish is talking nonsense, which is not proper. The kind of language and comments he passed against women can't be considered appropriate from any point of view," RJD spokesperson Ejaz Ahmad said.