NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday sharpened its assault on key rival Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), accusing it of as soon as once more embracing “baahubal” politics after fielding late gangster-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin's son, Osama Shahab, as its candidate from Siwan's Raghunathpur seat. The ruling camp's BJP additionally revived the previous “jungle raj” label usually used to label the Lalu-Rabri period in Bihar.Addressing a ballot rally, BJP president and Union minister Jagat Prakash Nadda launched a pointy assault on Tejashwi Yadav's occasion, saying, “RJD nominated late gangster Shahabuddin's son, which exhibits it desires to carry again jungle raj in Bihar.”Recalling the turbulent years of the 1990–2005 RJD regime, Nadda mentioned, “From 1990 to 2005, the rule of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi was a darkish period for Bihar — it suffered each form of loss throughout that point. It endured each form of humiliation… However below the management of Nitish Kumar for 20 years and 11 years of PM Modi, it has seen its growth practice again on observe.”He urged voters to again the NDA within the upcoming polls: “If you solid your vote on the sixth of November, I need to request that this vote isn't just for BJP candidates… It's a vote to offer stability to Bihar below Nitish Kumar's management and to speed up growth to new heights.”The controversy erupted after RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav personally handed over the occasion image to Osama Shahab, who will make his electoral debut from Raghunathpur – a seat at present held by RJD's Hari Shankar Yadav. The transfer has drawn sharp criticism from the BJP-JD(U) led NDA, which sees it as a sign that the opposition occasion is returning to its previous methods.Bihar will vote in two phases on November 6 and 11, with outcomes to be declared on November 14.
