NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal on Friday staged a protest against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar accusing him of insulting national anthem.
Outside the assembly complex, RJD legislators displayed posters mocking Nitish and raised slogans against him.
This comes a day after Nitish was seen “talking” to his chief secretary on the stage as the national anthem played out. When the chief secretary tried to stop him, the chief minister ignored his intervention and continued with his conversation nudging the officer on his shoulders again and again.
Later, Nitish Kumar folded his hands to greet those standing in the front while all others on the stage were in attention for the national anthem.
Leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav lashed out against CM and termed the incident shameful.
speaking to the reporters, Tejashwi said, “Nitish Kumar is older to me and is a chief minister of Bihar, and I respect him for this. However, the way he insulted the national anthem yesterday, it is shameful. He has ashamed Bihar.”
“The chief minister is the leader of the state, but what happened yesterday was shameful, and this is the first time in India’s history when a chief minister was caught insulting the national anthem,” he added.
Former chief minister Rabri Devi also attacked CM and demanded to give his son Nishant Kumar top job.
“He (Bihar CM Nitish Kumar) is not mentally stable. We demand that he should make his son the chief minister if his mind is not working,” Rabri Devi said.
Earlier on Thursday, Tejashwi once again raised questions on his mental and physical health and said, “Let us remind you that you are the chief minister of a large state. You are not stable physically or mentally even for a few seconds. Your continuance in this position in such a state is a matter of grave concern for the state. Do not repeatedly insult Bihar like this.”
Tejashwi, in particular, has been unsparing in his attacks on the chief minister demanding his immediate resignation over alleged insulting behaviour towards women and erratic actions in the Bihar Assembly and Council.
