<p> "Casteism is in the DNA of Bihar that is why more talk of casteism take place in the state," senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He made the comment when asked why BJP leaders in Bihar were raising the issue of caste of Narendra Modi when the party claimed to be against casteism.<br /><br />He, however, corrected himself and asked reporters to substitute the word politics for DNA. He recalled that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had opposed candidature of Narendra Modi for the prime ministerial post.<br /><br />"Kumar and Arun Jaitley had met me and the issue was raised by Kumar," Gadkari, who was the BJP president at the time said.<br /><br />On withdrawal of JD(U) candidate Akhtarul Iman from the contest in Kishanganj, Gadkari alleged it was done in collusion with the Congress to benefit its candidate Maulana Asrarul Haque.<br /><br />When power went off in the midst of the press conference, Gadkari used it to take a swipe at Kumar.<br /><br />"People from Bihar will go to Nagpur to see uninterrupted power supply to farmers there.<br /><br /> On the other hand, Bihar with so much of electricity generation capacity is battling a power problem," he said.</p>
<p> "Casteism is in the DNA of Bihar that is why more talk of casteism take place in the state," senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He made the comment when asked why BJP leaders in Bihar were raising the issue of caste of Narendra Modi when the party claimed to be against casteism.<br /><br />He, however, corrected himself and asked reporters to substitute the word politics for DNA. He recalled that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had opposed candidature of Narendra Modi for the prime ministerial post.<br /><br />"Kumar and Arun Jaitley had met me and the issue was raised by Kumar," Gadkari, who was the BJP president at the time said.<br /><br />On withdrawal of JD(U) candidate Akhtarul Iman from the contest in Kishanganj, Gadkari alleged it was done in collusion with the Congress to benefit its candidate Maulana Asrarul Haque.<br /><br />When power went off in the midst of the press conference, Gadkari used it to take a swipe at Kumar.<br /><br />"People from Bihar will go to Nagpur to see uninterrupted power supply to farmers there.<br /><br /> On the other hand, Bihar with so much of electricity generation capacity is battling a power problem," he said.</p>