Patna, October 29: Campaigning in Bihar Assembly elections reached a new low with former Chief Minister Rabri Devi today calling Nitish Kumar “dishonest and thief”.
“Nitish Kumar beiman aur chor hai, iske raj ko khatma karna hai (Nitish is dishonest and a thief, his government should be thrown out),” Rabri Devi said while castigating Chief Minister Kumar for allegedly forestalling an inquiry into the CAG report that highlighted irregularities in execution of development schemes worth more than Rs 11,400 crore.
“Instead of allowing the CBI to probe the irregularities, Kumar and his government moved the Patna High Court seeking stay on the probe,” she alleged.
She made these remarks against against Nitish Kumar in the course of her road show to canvas support for RJD nominee for Bankipore Vinod Kumar Srivastava.
–Agencies