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Nitish, Lalu slam Shah over 'jungle raj' remark
Patna, April 4
A day after BJP president Amit
Shah said "jungle raj" has returned in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar and his ally, RJD chief Lalu Prasad, hit out at the BJP on
Saturday over the 2002 Gujarat riots and accused the party of spreading
anarchy in the country.
"What happened in Gujarat in 2002 and
after, Shah should explain to the people. Was there a 'nyay raj' (rule
of law) there?" Nitish Kumar told the media before leaving for Delhi to
attend a meeting of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts on
Sunday.
He said those targeting Bihar were the "nayak"
(protagonists) of what happened in Gujarat. "People of the country and
the world know it."
Lalu Prasad was also displeased with Shah's remark.
"The
BJP is trying hard to create an atmosphere of anarchy in the country
for its vested interests. The BJP is a party that spreads anarchy," the
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief said.
"The BJP is hell bent to defame Bihar and its people," he added.
Stressing
that the Bharatiya Janata Party will fail in the upcoming assembly
election in Bihar, he said: "We will puncture the BJP in the assembly
polls."