Lalu made his illiterate wife CM: BJP on 'dictator' remark
After RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav called PM Narendra Modi a 'dictator', BJP leader Sushil Modi retaliated and said that Lalu had made his illiterate wife (Rabri Devi) the Chief Minister". "He made his sons ministers. He never allowed anyone else to become president of RJD. How can he say that PM Modi is a dictator," Sushil Modi added.
BJP has hit back at RJD chief Lalu Prasad over "dictator" barb which he used for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday before leaving for Uttar Pradesh to campaign for Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance. Lalu had said that Narendra Modi was a dictator who would split the country into parts.Retaliating to the RJD chief's comments, senior BJP leader Sushil Modi said,"Lalu made his illiterate wife the Chief Minister and his sons ministers. He never allowed anyone else to become president of RJD. How can he say that PM Modi is dictator?" Lalu Prasad Yadav has been the president of Rashtriya Janata Dal for the last 17 years, ever since the party was formed. Sushil Modi added that he has now inducted his sons in the Nitish Kumar cabinet too, which shows his authoritarian side.Also read: RJD Chief Lalu Prasad should not talk about democracy and constitution: Sushil Modi Also read: Sushil Modi is acting like a dictator, sidelining leaders in his party: Tejaswi Yadav On the other hand BJP also took a dig at Abdul Gafoor, a minister in Nitish Kumar cabinet who had declared that he would continue to meet don and former RJD MP Shahabuddin even inside Tihar jail in Delhi. Gafoor had met and dined with the dreaded don inside Siwan jail in March last year creating a massive furore.