Patna (Bihar) [India], October 25 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vivek Thakur on Saturday sharply criticised Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav over his poll promise to bring change in Bihar within 20 months, asserting that Yadav was given a chance earlier, but corruption had "reached its peak," forcing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to exit the alliance.
Speaking to reporters, BJP leader Vivek Thakur said, "He (Tejashwi Yadav) was given a chance, but Nitish Kumar had to leave his alliance because corruption had reached its peak. One thing is well-known: Nitish Kumar stands firmly against corruption."
Taking a jibe at the RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's family, Thakur added, "His entire family is mired in corruption, spending half the time in jail and half on bail."
On Friday, Tejashwi Yadav asserted that the Mahagathbandhan will carry out works within 20 months of coming to power that the Nitish Kumar-led double-engine government has failed to realise in 20 years. He also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership of doing an injustice against the current Bihar CM.
"What the government has not been able to do in 20 years, we will do it in 20 months. We don't know who the CM face of NDA is. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP do not want to make Nitish Kumar the CM of Bihar again. Sadly, the BJP is doing injustice to them," Yadav said.
Earlier today, Union Minister and BJP co-incharge for the Bihar elections, CR Patil, asserted that the people of Bihar are keen on the state's development and have not forgotten past misgovernance.
He further said that the people want to see the same government.
Speaking to reporters, Patil said, "All the voters of Bihar want the development of Bihar... The way they have seen the corruption-free government in Bihar under the leadership of PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar, they want to see the same government... People of Bihar have not forgotten the 'Jungle Raj'. They remember what the situation was at that time."
Bihar will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and 11. The results will be declared on November 14.