<p>The clash between Bihar's ruling allies, the JD(U) and the BJP, is intensifying with leaders of both parties taking potshots at each other over various issues.</p>.<p>On Saturday, JD(U) Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha, and party's national President Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh slammed the BJP during an event to celebrate the birth anniversary of Emperor Ashoka.</p>.<p>Kushwaha said: "Nitish Kumar is our leader. Without him, we will not take part in any alliance in Bihar."</p>.<p>He also hinted at "a big conspiracy going on in the country to finish reservation".</p>.<p>"The silence of the BJP on caste-based census is extremely dangerous. When I was the Union Minister, a big leader of the BJP agreed on conducting a caste-based census in the country. Now, they have stepped back from this issue. If a caste-based census would not happen in the country, the reservation will be finished. There is a big conspiracy going on the take away reservation in the country," he alleged.</p>.<p>Kushwaha said that the birth anniversaries of great leaders should be celebrated here.</p>.<p>"There is an ill practice going on to defame the image of great people of the country. They often give statements on it. They are trying to start a new tradition in the country which is absolutely wrong.</p>.<p>"A litterateur of the country had compared Samrat Ashok with Aurangzeb and the BJP government rewarded him with a prestigious award. We objected it on that occasion and demanded from the government to withdraw the award. Interestingly, they have not taken back the award," Kushwaha said.</p>.<p>Kushwaha further said that BJP is taking credit for demanding a national holiday on the birth anniversary of the legendary Emperor.</p>.<p>"I want to tell BJP and Sushil Modi that we were demanded for the first time to declare a public holiday and it was implemented during the government of Mahagathbandhan (JD(U), RJD and Congress) in Bihar," he said.</p>.<p>Lalan Singh said: "Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister of state due to the support of people of Bihar and not due to the obligation of anyone.</p>.<p>"He has been working for every section of Bihar in the last 17 years. He has given reservation to women and most backward class people in the state."</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH video here</strong></p>
<p>The clash between Bihar's ruling allies, the JD(U) and the BJP, is intensifying with leaders of both parties taking potshots at each other over various issues.</p>.<p>On Saturday, JD(U) Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha, and party's national President Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh slammed the BJP during an event to celebrate the birth anniversary of Emperor Ashoka.</p>.<p>Kushwaha said: "Nitish Kumar is our leader. Without him, we will not take part in any alliance in Bihar."</p>.<p>He also hinted at "a big conspiracy going on in the country to finish reservation".</p>.<p>"The silence of the BJP on caste-based census is extremely dangerous. When I was the Union Minister, a big leader of the BJP agreed on conducting a caste-based census in the country. Now, they have stepped back from this issue. If a caste-based census would not happen in the country, the reservation will be finished. There is a big conspiracy going on the take away reservation in the country," he alleged.</p>.<p>Kushwaha said that the birth anniversaries of great leaders should be celebrated here.</p>.<p>"There is an ill practice going on to defame the image of great people of the country. They often give statements on it. They are trying to start a new tradition in the country which is absolutely wrong.</p>.<p>"A litterateur of the country had compared Samrat Ashok with Aurangzeb and the BJP government rewarded him with a prestigious award. We objected it on that occasion and demanded from the government to withdraw the award. Interestingly, they have not taken back the award," Kushwaha said.</p>.<p>Kushwaha further said that BJP is taking credit for demanding a national holiday on the birth anniversary of the legendary Emperor.</p>.<p>"I want to tell BJP and Sushil Modi that we were demanded for the first time to declare a public holiday and it was implemented during the government of Mahagathbandhan (JD(U), RJD and Congress) in Bihar," he said.</p>.<p>Lalan Singh said: "Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister of state due to the support of people of Bihar and not due to the obligation of anyone.</p>.<p>"He has been working for every section of Bihar in the last 17 years. He has given reservation to women and most backward class people in the state."</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH video here</strong></p>