Patna, Feb. 17: RJD chief Lalu Prasad today sought to make light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that he was the adopted son of Uttar Pradesh by asking him to reveal his parentage.
Lalu said people were confused because of Modi's statements. "Prime Minister Modi should reveal who is his father is," Lalu said on the sidelines of a function at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Patna today.
Addressing an election rally in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, Modi had that while Lord Krishna was born in Uttar Pradesh and had made Gujarat his " karmabhoomi", he himself was born in Gujarat and had been adopted by Uttar Pradesh. He went on to say that being an adopted son of Uttar Pradesh, he would not ditch his mai-baap (mother and father).
Lalu had earlier attacked the Prime Minister saying he finds some or the other link with whichever state is going for polls. "I really find it funny that whenever there are elections, the Prime Minister finds some relation with that state. Only recently he called himself the blood son of Punjab," Lalu had said.
During the 2015 Assembly elections, too, Lalu had used derogatory language against Modi, calling him a " brahma pishach (powerful demon spirit)". He had said he would use the smoke of yellow mustard and chilly to throw such elements out of Bihar.
Referring to BJP national president Amit Shah and Modi, Lalu said a black pigeon needs to be sacrificed and liquor poured to get rid of people like " narbhakshi (man-eater) Amit Shah and brahma pishach Narendra Modi".
Lalu recently returned after addressing three public rallies in Uttar Pradesh. His second round of campaigning there is from February 26. He was campaigning in western Uttar Pradesh and would now visit a few constituencies in the eastern part of the state.
Even his younger son and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad ridiculed Modi on his adopted son comment, saying he had made elections a big joke. "Modi ji said he is the adopted son of Uttar Pradesh. Earlier he used to say that Ganga maiya is calling him. It sounds like joke," Tejashwi said during a visit to Chhapra to file RJD candidates' nomination paper for the Council polls. "I must tell you that Ganga maiya will now punish him for his false promises. He has been telling utter lies in his the election rallies."
No Grand Alliance (JDU, RJD or Congress) leader was ready to comment on Lalu's derogatory remarks against the Prime Minister.
JDU MLC and spokesperson Neeraj Kumar avoided reacting to Lalu's comment but attacked the Prime Minister on the adoption issue.
"The Prime Minister's track record with the word 'adopted' has always evoked suspicion. His plan to adopt villages in parliamentary constituencies was a big failure. He may have made the village he adopted spic and span, but other villages adopted by MPs remain in bad shape."
Senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi sharply reacted to Lalu's comment against the Prime Minister. "Lalu's politics hinges on abusive language because his DNA is filled with abusive language," Sushil said.
The word "DNA" has returned to Bihar politics after over a year.
Modi had attacked chief minister Nitish Kumar's "political DNA" during an election rally in Muzaffarpur on July 25, 2015. Lalu grasped the opportunity, taking the pain to explain what Modi implied. "Do you know what it means? He called him dogla," Lalu had said. Dogla, a cuss word, means "illegitimate".
