Ruling Janata Dal (United) or JD (U) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have hit out at Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Raghunandan RaoтАЩs comments on Thursday that K Chandrashekhar Rao, the chief minister of the southern state, was тАЬtrying to establish тАЬBiharтАЩs gunda rajтАЭ.
Raghunandan Rao claimed the chief minister does not trust his own and has posted Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from Bihar to control Telangana Police. тАЬBihar IPS officers have all the key positions. This is not what Telangana was formed for. This is an attack on TelanganaтАЩs self-respect.тАЭ He accused the chief minister of discriminating against Telangana officials.
Anjani Kumar, who is from BiharтАЩs Arwal, was last month named the Telangana Police chief.
JD (U) spokesman Neeraj Kumar said the comments show BJPтАЩs attitude towards Bihar. тАЬIf Bihar BJP leaders have courage, they should demand action against their party leader in Telangana. This statement is an attack on BiharтАЩs self-respect.тАЭ
RJD leader Shakti Singh Yadav accused the BJP of trying to fan regionalism for political gains and called it dangerous. тАЬThis is how BJP operates. They are always divisive.тАЭ
BJP leader Nawal Kishore Yadav said the Telangana leaderтАЩs comments did not represent the partyтАЩs view. тАЬIn Bihar also, officials from different states work as they are from the all-India service. It is not an issue related to any state. Such remarks should not be made. In Bihar, we never make such statements.тАЭ
Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary called the anti-Bihar remarks a slap on the face of the BJP. тАЬHe may have spoken like this to suit his politics, but he should know that all-India service officers are not posted on the basis of their native place, but cadre. This reflects the anti-Bihar mindset in the BJP. Bihar officials are serving across the country, not just Telangana.тАЭ
