Published: March 12, 2025 5:34 PM IST 
Nitish Kumar vs Rabri Devi: In a fresh war of words that is getting attention from across the nation, two heavy-weights of Bihar politics, namely, Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar and RJD leader and former CM of Bihar, Rabri Devi got into an unprecedented spat during the Bihar Legislative Council on Wednesday. During the verbal spat, the former chief minister alleged before the media that the incumbent was under the influence of ‘bhang’ (cannabis). Also, her son Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the assembly, said that the CM of Bihar is “mentally unstable” Kumar. Here are all the details you should note.
The Bihar Legislative Council on Wednesday witnessed an unprecedented spat between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his predecessor Rabri Devi, who is now the leader of the opposition.
The former chief minister later stormed out of the House, with other opposition members in tow, and alleged before the media that the incumbent was under the influence of ‘bhang’ (cannabis) while her son Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the assembly, sought the resignation of “mentally unstable” Kumar.
Notably, the trouble between the two heavy-weight leaders of Bihar began when Shashi Yadav, an MLC of the CPI(ML), an RJD ally, rose in her chair to submit before the House that she was not satisfied with the government’s reply to the question she raised.
CM Nitish Kumar, who is also a member of the upper house, reacted with the remark that “The government is doing so much. The earlier governments did nothing.”
Irked by the remark, Rabri Devi, who rose to intervene, said “You claim no work was done before you took over. Please summon the records of that period. You will understand better.”
Reacting to the same, CM Kumar, sprang to his feet and vehemently began to reiterate his point. Later in the spat, the former CM reacted with the taunt, “According to you, women did not even wear clothes before 2005, when you became the chief minister.”
“Never before have women got so much of respect as they are getting now,” asserted the CM who also twisted the knife by pointing towards Rabri Devi, with the remark, “What did they do for women? Her husband made her the chief minister when he ran into trouble.”
Later in the day, speaking to reporters outside the House, Rabri Devi alleged, “Nitish Kumar comes to the assembly under the influence of ‘bhang’. He misbehaves with women. Today, he has insulted me for the second time.”
Notably, Rabri Devi first became the chief minister in 1997 when her husband Lalu Prasad, the RJD president, had to resign, following a CBI charge-sheet in the fodder scam.
(With inputs from agencies)
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