Lalu Prasad is Scared of Himself; Says Nitish
Patna: Nov. 5, 2007
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, under incessant attack by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on the withdrawal of security issue, shot back at him saying it was during the RJD regime when rules were made to provide state security to a former Chief Minister for five years after being out from power.
"Now these same people are raising ruckus and making me look like a villain as if I made that rule and I wanted them to have no security at all," the Chief Minister said at a press conference following the conclusion of his weekly Janata Darbar on Monday.
"And while we are on the subject of government-provided vehicle, I would like to remind Mr. Yadav the kind of vehicles were given to us while we were in the Central government. Once my state-provided car stalled near Chitkohra Bridge while yet another minister's car refused to move on the Gandhi Setu," Kumar said.
"Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi are always griping about their security status. Their Z-plus security, NSG, RPSF, and CRPF security have not been withdrawn so what are they complaining about and how much security do they really need? Who are they afraid of? Maybe he is afraid of himself and that is why he needs even more security than the Prime Minister himself," Kumar quipped.
The Chief Minister also took a shot at the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for planning his so-called 'Sankalp Rally'.
"Paswan is inspired by the 'huge success' of the RJD's 'Chetawani Rally' and is now writing the epitaph of the NDA government. There is a competition going on between the opposition parties to see who can successfully topple the NDA government and acquire power in the state. But these people are forgetting that it is up to the people of Bihar to decide which government has failed and which government is working for the development of the state," Kumar said.
Speaking about the future of Anant Singh in Janata Dal (U), Kumar said it was up to the party president Sharad Yadav to decide whether Anant is suspended or not.
Taking a direct stab at the RJD critics, the Chief Minister said he still remembers how journalists like Uttam Sengupta, N. R. Mohanty, and Srikant Pratyush were treated under the RJD rule and what happened to those who were protesting outside the Bihar Bhawan in New Delhi about the murder of JNU student leader Chandrashekhar.
"I don't need lectures from those who used to dictate police what should be written in any FIR," Kumar said.
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