"No Intention To Insult Bihar": Minister Piyush Goyal Withdraws Remark

Piyush Goyal had made the comment when RJD member Manoj Jha was speaking in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal today withdrew a controversial comment on Bihar that had provoked protests in parliament by MPs of the state and demands for his apology.

The minister had made the comment when RJD member Manoj Jha was speaking on inflation in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Interrupting Mr Jha, Piyush Goyal had said: "Inka bas chale to desh ko Bihar bana dein (if he had his way, he would turn the entire country into Bihar)".