North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: Politics of Bihar has its own distinct character. Here sometimes there is talk of development and sometimes of caste census, but at present you will be surprised to hear the hottest discussion in the political corridors of Patna. Usually parties fight on ideology or policy, but this time in Bihar the fight is over ‘bathroom fittings’ and ‘tap’.
Yes, this may sound filmy to you, but JDU spokesperson Neeraj Kumar has made such an allegation regarding Lalu family and Rabri residence, which has created a stir from Patna to Delhi.
Neeraj Kumar’s big claim: “From tap to commode missing!”
JDU spokesperson Neeraj Kumar has presented some pictures and claims in a press conference. His direct allegation is that when renovations or changes took place in Rabri residence (which is a government bungalow), valuable government items were taken out from there. Neeraj Kumar did not stop here, he even said that even the faucet and commode of the bathroom were not left untouched.
JDU says that this is the money earned by the public with which these government bungalows are decorated, and when someone leaves or vacates it, then the disappearance of goods like this raises serious questions.
Is this just a ‘personal attack’?
If seen, this is not the first war over bungalows in Bihar. Even before this, when Tejashwi Yadav had vacated the bungalow, there was a lot of uproar regarding ‘Tonti’. Now Neeraj Kumar has tried to scratch this old wound. He sarcastically asked, what was the compulsion that led to the need to take along government taps and bathroom fittings?
What is the stand of the opposition i.e. RJD?
Although RJD has not yet responded in detail to these specific allegations, party supporters believe that this is just an attempt to tarnish the image of their leadership. His argument is that when elections are near or the tussle in the alliance increases, JDU brings such baseless issues which have nothing to do with development.
What are the public thinking?
People on social media are divided into two groups regarding this news. Some people are making fun of it by making memes, while some people are seriously raising questions as to whose responsibility it is to protect government property. If there is even a little truth in these claims of JDU, then it is not a good sign for the image of any big leader or his family.
Only time will tell where this ‘commode and spout politics’ of Bihar will stop. But one thing is certain that Neeraj Kumar has raised such an issue to corner the Lalu family, which will remain on social media and news channels for a long time.