Modi's 'Casteist' Leaders Remark like Pot Calling Kettle Black: Nitish

“Bihar has been a place of learning since ancient times.” The Gujarat Chief Minister had at the state BJP executive meeting in Rajkot yesterday attacked the Bihar politicians for their ‘casteist’ outlook and attributed it as the main reason of economic backwardness and lack of development in Bihar.

Hitting back at Modi, JD-U chief Sharad Yadav said that casteism exists even in Gujarat like elsewhere in the country. Yadav, who is also the convener of NDA, also said that Gujarat “is not ahead (in development) because of any individual” but due to its geographical location.

“Gujarat is not ahead because of any individual but due to its geographical location. Gujarat has not developed today but it was also developed during the British period like all other cities on the seashore…”

“People have a poor standing of history and hence talk regarding it in their own way for temporary political gains but caste is a reality. Is Gujarat casteless? Which part of the country is out of caste influence?,” Yadav said in New Delhi.