MP Chief Minister slams Biharis

New Delhi/Bhopal: Maharashtra Navnirman Seva leader Raj Thackeray, the habitual critic of Biharis, will admire this. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has picked a line from him.

Chauhan, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, on Friday asked companies in his state to employ locals and "not Biharis".

"We will not allow that factories are opened here and the workers for it come from Bihar. We will not allow anyone to take the livelihood of our young people by giving it to others," said Chauan in Satna on Friday.

After his statement drew criticism, Chauhan said he intend to offend people. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav refused his clarification.

"He has used bad words (against Biharis). Chauhan should apologise or we will launch an agitation," said Yadav, a former chief minister of Bihar.

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