Patna, April 19: Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari aforesaid Saturday that there’s casteism in Bihar’s DNA, however shortly realized that he has created a arguable statement. He processed saying that there’s casteism in Bihar’s politics.
“Bihar ke DNA mein jativaad hain” (There is casteism in Bihar’s DNA), Gadkari told media persons here in a reply to why BJP leaders are jutting Narendra Modi as ‘chaiwala’ and a backward caste leader repeatedly throughout in progress movement for Lok Sabha polls.
Soon when Gadkari expressed it, he took a reversion saying that he failed to mean that Bihar society is dominantly casteist.
“What I mean is that there’s a lot of use of caste in politics in Bihar,” he aforesaid in chaste Hindi.
Bihar’s ruling JD-U, opposition Congress, RJD leaders condemned Gadkari for his statement and demanded a public apology from him.
“Gadkari has abused Bihar and its 10.5 crore people,” Congress voice Prem Chand Mishra aforesaid.
JD-U voice Nawal Kishore Sharma aforesaid Gadkari should apologise to people.
“BJP’s real face was exposed once more vis-a-vis Bihar,” he said.
Gadkari is in Bihar to campaign for party candidates.
Modi, who is BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, can address 2 election conferences in Katihar and Supaul parliamentary constituencies Saturday.
