Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while campaigning for the Jamui Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, lashed out at the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over a remark made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Last week, while campaigning in Maner under the Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency, from where she is contesting, RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s eldest daughter Misa Bharati said that if the INDIA bloc came to power, all BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would be sent to jail.
Mr. Singh took a dig at the RJD while campaigning for Arun Bharati, candidate for the Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas (LJP-RV) led by Chirag Paswan. Mr. Bharati also happens to be the brother-in-law of Mr. Paswan.
“Lalu Prasad-ji is my friend but I am really shocked to listen to the statement by his family member, who said that Modi-ji will be put behind bars if they form the government. Someone rightly quipped, na nau man tel hoga, na Radha nachegi (if the sky falls, we shall catch larks). Those who are already in jail, and some are on bail, they want to send Modi-ji to jail,” Mr. Singh laughed.
