Opposition nervous, playing games: Chirag Paswan slams Tejashwi Yadav

Union minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday hit back at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his "copycat" remark directed at the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, stating that the Opposition is "nervous" and indulging in "political games" ahead of the upcoming elections.

Tejashwi Yadav had earlier criticised the state government, labelling it a "copycat" administration and accusing it of lacking a concrete vision for Bihar. He claimed that while the RJD had a clear developmental vision, the present government was "visionless."

Responding to the remarks, Paswan said such statements reflect the divisive politics of the Opposition and show their electoral desperation. "This is the ideology of the opposition leader. I have not classified any Bihari into any category, they are all people of Bihar for me... I talk about Bihar first and Bihari first... The opposition tries to make this (category) its vote bank..." the Union minister told reporters in Patna.


Paswan further asserted that the NDA government at the Centre, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the state government under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, have implemented several welfare schemes that the Opposition had only promised in the past. "The Opposition is nervous. My Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar have announced and implemented on the ground the schemes that the opposition had only promised... Our government is sending ₹10,000 to women's accounts and trying to ensure they become self-reliant... These steps empower the poor, women and families... The opposition never imagined that such schemes could be launched..." he added.