Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad's younger son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday said chief minister Nitish Kumar was tapping his phone calls to put him behind bars.

Tejashwi was addressing people on the second day of the Samvidhan Bachao Nyay Yatra in Madhubani district, 200km northeast of Patna. "Nitish Kumar ji sent my father to jail through a conspiracy and now he is tapping my phone calls to put me behind bars," Tejashwi said while addressing around 60,000 people at Shri Krishna Yadav High School, Barhi, in Phulparas. He began his speech speaking in Maithili, saying paan (betel leaves), makhana (Gordon nut) and maach (fish) are from the Mithilanchal region were the most popular. He greeted people in Maithili, drawing public applause.

He then launched the attack, alleging that central investigative agencies were behind his father, brother, sister and brothers in-law. "After filing fake case against my family members and relatives, Nitish ji wants to fix me as well," Tejashwi said. "He is tapping my phone calls. But I must say I am not scared of anyone because I am the son of a lion (Lalu). My father never compromised with his ideology. He isn't like Nitish chacha (uncle) who can ditch people's mandate for the sake of the chief minister's chair."

Many senior RJD leaders were present on stage when Tejashwi was addressing the people. The leaders includes Abdul Bari Siddiqui, former MP Mangni Lal Mandal, RJD national spokesperson Manoj Jha, MLA Sameer Mahaseth (Madhubani), MLA Gulab Yadav (Jhanjharpur), MLA Sitaram Yadav (Khajauli), MLA Faiz Ahemad (Bisfi), MLA Yaduvansh Kumar Yadav (Pipra), former minister Raj Kumar Mahaseth and others.

Tejashwi reminded them that during his last visit to Madhubani, Nitish had promised to start a sugar mill, but it has not been started yet. "Nitish ji had promised smoke from the sugar mill but there is smoke coming from his face after he went with the BJP," Tejashwi said. "Let me assure you that sugar mills will start once the RJD comes to power." He said the people of Madhubani were his lord and he had come into the people's court where there is no hearing or dates, but direct judgment.

The former deputy chief minister said his father Lalu had made Nitish chief minister but, in return, Nitish backstabbed him.

He also took a dig at the new BJP office in New Delhi. "Earlier, we used to hear about five-star hotels, but now five star party offices are coming up. From where is the money coming, Narendra Modi must give an explanation."

He also mocked the Prime Minister on his pakoda remark, saying Modi should at least provide commercial place to start their business. He said the Prime Minister could consider giving Rs 15 lakh to at least pakodawalas if not to others, as promised during the last Lok Sabha elections.