Chirag Hits Back at Rahul: Why didn't Cong raise quota bar in 50 yrs?
Patna: Union minister and LJP(RV) chief, Chirag Paswan, lashed out at
leader
and asked him who stopped him or his party to raise the 50% quota bar despite the fact that his family had three prime ministers.
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Speaking to reporters at the Patna airport, Chirag said instead of making excuses for Congress failure in election, Rahul should do introspection as to why his party has been losing elections in state after state.
Addressing the 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan' at Rajgir on Friday, Rahul reiterated his commitment to caste census and removing the 50% cap on reservations. Rahul also attacked the NDA govt and said Bihar has become the crime capital of the country.
Chirag was on way to Muzaffarpur to meet the bereaved family of the dalit girl, who was raped and brutally assaulted on May 26 leading to her death at the PMCH.
"They ruled the country for over five decades since independence. Whenever elections are round the corner, like there is in Bihar, Rahul raises such issues to hide his party's failure," Chirag said.
On Rahul's comment on law & order, the Hajipur MP said though his party is not a part of the govt in the state or its decision-making, he has expressed his concern to CM Nitish Kumar.
Taking a dig at the Congress MP, Chirag asked under whose govt the court first said that the CBI was a caged parrot. He further questioned the Congress leader why its govt for 10 years before Narendra Modi became the PM in 2014 never talked about caste census, raising quota bar and special status to Bihar.
On Rahul's "surrender" jibe at PM, Chirag said the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha was indulging in petty politics.
"He knows they are going to lose the Bihar assembly elections as well... Till now, they were blaming EVMs. Now they have found a new excuse of rigging the voter list," he said.
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