Tejashwi Yadav tweeted that even Nitish Kumar’s insults were “blessings” to him.
Patna:
Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not take names in his mockery at an election rally about “having eight to nine children in the pursuit of a child,” but his intended target, Rashtriya leader Janata Dal (RJD), Tejashwi Yadav, has responded harshly.
Tejashwi Yadav, the eighth of nine children of former Prime Minister Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi, tweeted that even Nitish Kumar’s insults were “blessings” to him. Later, he told reporters that the prime minister had insulted “the women and my mother’s feelings.”
On Monday, ending the campaign for Wednesday’s first round of voting, Nitish Kumar attacked Tejashwi Yadav and his father Lalu Yadav. “Does anyone care? They have eight and nine children. They have no faith in daughters. After so many daughters, they had a son. Everyone can see: this is the kind of Bihar they want to do,” said the Chief Minister. .
Tejashwi Yadav, who is leading the opposition campaign and has repeatedly goaded Nitish Kumar, 69, calling him “mentally and physically tired,” said the words about many children also apply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he too he had many brothers.
“By commenting on my family, Nitish Kumar is targeting Prime Minister Modi, as he also has six siblings. Using that language, Nitish Kumar has insulted the women and my mother’s feelings. They don’t talk about the main issues, like inflation, corruption, unemployment etc. “, said the leader of RJD.
Tejashwi Yadav, 31, also previously tweeted: “Even the bad words Nitishji uses against me are like blessings to me. Nitish Kumar is mentally and physically tired and so he can say whatever he wants. I treat his words as a blessing. This time Bihar has decided to vote on employment and development issues. “
Nitish Kumar has been unusually caustic and, according to his critics, downright personal in his campaign against Tejashwi Yadav, whose demonstrations have drawn large crowds. Both the Chief Minister and the NDA are seen as baffled by the massive response to Tejashwi’s pledge of 10 lakh government jobs.
The tension is showing, and the normally calm Chief Minister often resorts to scathing taunts.
“Tell us, kahaan bhage phir rahey them (where were you walking?) Where did you stay when you were in Delhi,” he said at a rally, apparently referring to Tejashwi Yadav’s long absence from Bihar after his group crashed in the last national elections of the year.
Yesterday, he said of Tejashwi Yadav: “Those who do not have any knowledge or experience are speaking out against me. We are not interested in the campaign, we are concerned about nepotism. We consider all of Bihar as a family, but for some, just blood relatives are his family. “
Bihar begins voting tomorrow in three phases ending on November 7. The results will be announced on November 10.
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