Munger: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday denied that he had ever scuttled the special status demand made by Rabri Devi and taunted Lalu Prasad that being a powerful minister in the UPA-I he should have used his influence to get the demand met by the UPA government if it was not done by the NDA government. "It's an absolute lie that I had got the special demand made by my predecessor scuttled," he told a public meeting at the Polo Ground in Munger district during 'Adhikar Yatra' in a rejoinder to the RJD supremo's claim.
Prasad being the powerful Railway Minister during the UPA-I could have wielded his influence in the corridors of power then to get special status for Bihar if he was really serious about the matter, Kumar said. "If the RJD leader could use his influence in the UPA-I government to get the President's Rule imposed in Bihar in early 2005 then the grant of special status in Bihar was a small thing for him," he said in a stinging attack on his bitter political adversary.
He also accused Prasad of using foul language and practising disruptive politics and said that he could not match the latter's conduct and narrow political agendas. The Chief Minister further took pot shot at the RJD supremo for pursuing family-oriented politics as he has been known to further interest of his brother in-laws' relatives and contrary to that Kumar had no familiar interests to pursue. "I have
03:48 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Purnia (Bihar): Lambasting RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday alleged that the governments of the 'husband and wife' (Laloo-Rabri) had ruined the state. The governments of the husband (Prasad) and wife (Rabri Devi) had ruined Bihar during their rule between 1990 and 2005, he told a public meeting here. Taking on the RJD supremo for questioning lack of development in Bihar, Kumar said the NDA...
05:55 PM, Oct 06, 2012
Patna: Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi said there was nothing new in dynastic politics in the country and her sons and daughters would also join politics. "There is nothing new about dynasty in politics and my sons and daughters, too, will be seen in active politics," Rabri Devi, who was elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council, told reporters after taking the certificate. "You can take the example of...
06:35 PM, May 02, 2012
While the fashion pundits predict the trends of the season, we decided to go beyond the ramp this election season and quiz the fashionistas about the style quotient of some our politicians. ...
02:01 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Ghaziabad: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Ragini on Tuesday got engaged with Samajwadi Party leader Jitendra Yadav's son at a low key ceremony in New Delhi. The ceremony was attended by close family members of Lalu Yadav, including his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, three daughters and a son, the groom's father Jitendra Yadav, who is the SP's Uttar Pradesh secretary, said. The...
12:13 AM, Dec 14, 2011
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has won the mandate in Bihar on the development mantra. He has turned around a state that many thought was beyond hope.
07:33 AM, Nov 24, 2010
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cast his vote in Bakhtiyarpur in Patna district on Monday morning in the fourth phase of polling in Bihar. After casting his vote Kumar castigated his rival and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad for violating the model code of conduct. "Laluji is a habitual law breaker. He can't change. He has been doing it since years. He takes pride in breaking the law,"...
11:04 AM, Nov 01, 2010
Patna: Defying a call by Maoists to boycott the elections, an estimated 51 per cent electorate on Monday cast their votes in 42 Assembly seats in Bihar, which saw stray incidents of landmine blast and bomb explosion. Voters ignored the poll boycott call with turnouts ranging up to 55 per cent in Alauli (SC) and 54 per cent in Begusarai and above 50 per cent in Bachwara, Teghra and Jhajha,...
10:43 AM, Nov 01, 2010
Patna: Former chief minister and Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Yadav's wife Rabri Devi's worked hard to ensure she is victorious. Today's (Thursday) polling will decide her political future. She is the only politician who is contesting for two seats - Raghopur in Vaishali and Sonepur in Saran, both Yadav bastions and winning is crucial. "People of Sonepur wanted me to contest elections form here. So I am doing...
08:19 AM, Oct 28, 2010
Patna: Polling began on Thursday morning for 48 constituencies in the third phase of the assembly elections in Bihar amidst tight security. It's an acid test for the BJP-JD(U) combine which won 27 of the 48 seats here last election. An electorate of 1.03 crore, including 47.56 lakh women, are eligible to vote for 785 candidates, including 65 women. Prominent politicians in the fray in this phase are Leader of...
07:38 AM, Oct 28, 2010
Patna: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday made it official that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is not needed for campaigning in Bihar. Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj while addressing a press conference in Patna agreed with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the BJP decided to keep Modi out of Bihar election campaign. She also added that no other BJP chief minister had been asked to campaign either....
12:06 PM, Oct 25, 2010
Bidupur: RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his LJP counterpart Ramvilas Paswan on Friday launched a joint-campaign for former Chief Minister Rabri Devi in Raghopur Assembly constituency in Vaishali district. Both the leaders, who addressed the joint-rally, accused the Nitish Kumar government of being "an epitome of corruption." The CAG had reported of misappropriation and illegal withdrawals of funds worth over Rs 11,000 crore from the state exchequer in the last...
05:51 PM, Oct 15, 2010
Patna: Less than 10 days are left for the Bihar Assembly elections and as contestants file nominations, an interesting fact has come out. RJD boss Lalu Prasad Yadav may have spent a lifetime in Indian politics but he has been beaten to the riches by his wife and late entrant Rabri Devi, who succeeded him as chief minister of Bihar. And Rabri, who Lalu recently said is like a ‘chingari’...
09:35 AM, Oct 12, 2010
Patna: With Bihar elections just around the corner, the candidates who are finding support by the parties, are not as clean and crime-free as the party leaders are claiming. According to National Election Watch, almost 25 per cent of the candidates have criminal cases registered against them. One is not known by what he preaches but what he practices. If this parameter is applied to politicians of Bihar, none of...
09:27 AM, Oct 07, 2010
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav kicked off his election campaign from the Kosi belt on Wednesday, which includes areas like Madhepura and Saharsa. The polling for the first phase begins on October 24. “We are starting our campaigning today. Some election meetings have also been planned,” Lalu said. On Tuesday, Lalu hit back at the NDA for castigating his decision to field his wife Rabri Devi...
04:39 PM, Oct 06, 2010
Patna: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Monday nominated his wife Rabri Devi for two Assembly seats as he released the second list of candidates for the third and fourth phase of elections in Bihar. Lalu put up former Union minister and his trusted lieutenant Jaiprakash Narain Yadav to take on Putul Devi, widow of Independent MP Digvijay Singh in the by-poll to the Banka parliamentary constituency. "We offered Putulji to...
01:50 PM, Oct 04, 2010
Lalu alleged to have fraudulently allotted government land to his relatives. ...
09:38 AM, Jun 13, 2009
Lalu is contesting elections from Patna's Patliputra seat. ...
03:15 AM, May 05, 2009
Lalu has now called Sushma Swaraj
Pootna, a legendary demoness. ...
09:50 PM, Apr 07, 2009
Rabri allegedly used abusive remarks against Bihar CM Nitish kumar. ...
08:44 PM, Apr 05, 2009
