Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda launched a sharp attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad during an election rally in Bihar, accusing him of trying to bring back the “jungle raj” era.
Addressing a public gathering at Haspura Badi Field in Aurangabad’s Goh Assembly constituency on Thursday, Nadda criticised the RJD’s decision to field Osama Shahab, son of Siwan strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin. “There was a time when Shahabuddin beat up a Superintendent of Police in broad daylight, and now Lalu is giving his son a ticket. This clearly shows they want to bring back jungle raj in Bihar,” Nadda said.
The BJP chief, who said he was born in Bihar and lived in Patna for two decades, recalled the years of the Lalu-Rabri regime as a period marked by fear and lawlessness. “I witnessed the time when the wife of an IAS officer was tortured, a District Magistrate was murdered in public, and kidnappings, robberies, and attacks on women’s dignity were routine. Doctors, engineers, and businessmen were forced to leave the state,” he said.
Turning his fire towards Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Nadda accused the RJD leader of hypocrisy over his statements on migration. “Tejashwi talks about migration today, but he should remember his parents’ rule. During Lalu-Rabri’s tenure, people were scared to step outside their homes after 3 pm,” he remarked.
