Without knowing A, B, C of Bihar we reduced you to 40 seats: Tejashwi responds to Nitish Kumar’s taunts

Tejashwi was responding to Nitish’s recent jibe on him that 'those who do not have knowledge of A, B, C of Bihar, keep raking up unnecessary issues'.

Former Deputy Chief Minister and senior RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday tore Nitish Kumar to shreds.

Participating in a discussion during the Budget session of the State Assembly, Tejashwi said, “Without knowing the A, B, C of Bihar, we reduced you to 40 seats. Had we attained knowledge of X, Y, Z, you would not have been able to open your account in the Assembly.”

Tejashwi was responding to Nitish’s recent jibe on Lalu Prasad’s son that “those who do not have knowledge of A, B, C of Bihar, keep raking up unnecessary issues.”

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Notably, Nitish's party could win merely 43 seats (out of 243 constituencies) in the November 2020 Assembly elections, while the RJD became the largest party, although it narrowly missed forming the Government.

“It is unfortunate that you became a puppet in the hands of the BJP, whom you used to call ‘Badka Jhoota Party’ (The biggest party of liars). And now you are sitting on the lap of the same BJP. You should answer people why the farmers of Bihar have the lowest income in the country. You should tell the people why crime is at its peak ever since you have returned to power. And, above all, you should tell the nation how prohibition is a big failure in Bihar,” said Tejashwi, while participating in the House discussion.

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“You spoke ill about me and my family throughout the Assembly election, and, at times, used foul language too. But I took your ‘taunts’ as a blessing. Now, look how you have been rendered a helpless and inefficient Chief Minister where the government has gone for a toss. You are concerned about just one thing: Your ‘kursi’ (CM’s chair),” Tejashwi continued firing on all cylinders.

Replying to Tejashwi’s comments, Nitish said, “Let the Opposition say what it wants. But the fact is I have put Bihar on the fast track of development. And statistics speak volumes.”