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Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders connected Monday (June 1, 2026) slammed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) authorities successful Bihar implicit its order directing erstwhile Chief Minister Rabri Devi to vacate her authoritative bungalow, terming the determination an enactment of “vendetta politics”.
The bungalow astatine 10 Circular Road, presently occupied by Rabri Devi and her family, has been allotted to Dairy and Fisheries Minister Nand Kishor Ram, a Dalit person who had been allotted 21 Hardinge Road conscionable a mates of weeks ago.
RJD main nationalist wide caput Abdul Bari Siddiqui accused the authorities of “targeting the opposition” for criticising its policies.
“The quality of ideology lies successful exposing the shortcomings of the government. If the authorities commits mistakes, it is the opposition’s work to clasp it accountable. However, the ruling dispensation successful Bihar believes that the absorption should ever hold with the government, and if it does not, it is targeted successful galore ways,” Mr. Siddiqui told reporters.
He alleged that Bihar was a “backward State reeling nether poorness and indebtedness”, but the government, alternatively of addressing these issues, was focused connected targeting the Opposition.
Mr. Siddiqui besides questioned the government’s determination to merge the Chief Minister’s authoritative residence astatine 1 Anne Marg with 5 Deshratna Marg, which had been designated for the lawman Chief Minister.
"Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary should explicate wherefore the 2 bungalows were merged to signifier a combined CM residence and renamed arsenic Lok Sevak Awas portion Deputy CMs are surviving elsewhere," helium said.
RJD State President Mangani Lal Mandal said buildings should beryllium allotted and occupied according to established parameters, which, according to him, is not the lawsuit successful the State.
"The Patna High Court successful the precocious 1990s stated that the authorities continuously violates established guidelines. Bihar lawman CM Bijendra Prasad Yadav indispensable beryllium alert of it due to the fact that helium himself was a petitioner successful that case," Mr. Mandal claimed.
He alleged that the authorities is moving with the sole purpose of disrespecting Lalu Prasad and his family. Mr. Mandal said the enactment whitethorn see moving tribunal against the bid directing the abrogation of 10 Circular Road.
Senior RJD Dalit person Shiv Chandra Ram alleged that the BJP was utilizing Nand Kishor Ram arsenic a pawn to further its agenda.
"Ram was allotted 21 Hardinge Road connected May 11. Why was determination a request to allot him different bungalow, 10 Circular Road, simply a mates of weeks aboriginal connected May 27? Was determination thing incorrect with the gathering allotted earlier?" helium asked.
He said the authorities is trying to mislead people, peculiarly Dalits, by diverting their attraction from existent issues facing them.
Mr. Siddiqui said a fig of NDA leaders, including BJP President Nitin Nabin and Janata Dal (United) - JD(U) Working President Sanjay Jha, "continue to unrecorded successful their bungalows contempt quitting their presumption successful the State authorities without immoderate objection". He accused the authorities of being biased successful its approach.
"If erstwhile CMs Nitish Kumar and Jitan Ram Manjhi proceed to unrecorded successful government-allotted buildings, wherefore are Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi asked to vacate their residence?" helium asked. He claimed that the bungalow of the Chief Minister has present "become bigger than adjacent the Prime Minister's house".
"Samrat Choudhary has extended his palatial bungalow connected immoderate of the astir costly onshore successful Bihar to much than 15 acres. Should determination not beryllium a consciousness of propriety successful authorities and democracy?" helium said.
