Party is not yours but that of your husband: Nitish Kumar in fresh spat with Rabri Devi
The Hindu
JD(U) President Nitish Kumar clashes with RJD MLCs over credit for quotas hike, dismissing Rabri Devi as insignificant.
The Bihar Legislative Council on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) witnessed yet another spat between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of the Opposition Rabri Devi who was told by the former that she was inconsequential, for being the wife of RJD president Lalu Prasad.
The JD(U) President's fresh fit of temper was caused by the sight of RJD MLCs reaching the House wearing badges, dyed in green, the colour of the party flag, with slogans declaring that quotas for deprived castes had been hiked in the State by the "Tejashwi government" and were "stolen" after BJP returned to power.
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Tejashwi Yadav, the RJD supremo's son and heir apparent, was the Deputy CM when the quotas were hiked through legislations passed in 2023, which were, however, quashed by the Patna High Court months later.
Bihar's longest-serving CM was visibly miffed at the attempt by his former ally to steal credit for the populist move and he made one of the MLCs stand up so that the badge and the slogans on it could be seen clearly.
Staring toward the media gallery, the septuagenarian said, "Just look at this spectacle. You can see this only in this party".
Rabri Devi rose in protest against the derision of her party, only to be snubbed by Mr. Kumar with the remark, in Bihari slang, "You just stay out of this. The party is not yours but that of your husband".
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