Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and singer Maithili Thakur launched an attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Bihar Assembly on Thursday (February 19), drawing parallels between his tenure and characters from theMahabharata. The 25-year-old legislator compared Lalu’s rule to that of 'Dhritarashtra' and likened former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav to 'Duryodhana'.
In her speech, Thakur said, "Whenever I think about that time (before 2005), I remember Dhritarashtra's Hastinapur in the Mahabharata because he wasn't worried about Hastinapur, but about his Duryodhana," she said, in an apparent reference to Lalu and Tejashwi.
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She alleged that Bihar suffered deeply during that period, particularly in the field of education. Referring to the Lalu-Rabri regime, Thakur said that during that time government teachers had to run from pillar to post to receive their salaries. She claimed that when midday meals were not provided in schools, children had to attend classes on empty stomachs. People were in distress because their daughters were unable to pursue education, yet those in power did not feel any compassion.
"Many generations are still suffering from it," she said. Without naming Tejashwi, she added that those at the top of power could not hear the cries of the people because they had blindfolded their eyes and ears.
Thakur also claimed that law and order was in poor shape before 2005. "People used to say, 'Don't get out of the car after 5 pm; it's dangerous.' Today, as an artist and MLA, I leave Darbhanga at 3 am and reach my home in Patna safely. This change is a result of Nitish Kumar's good governance," she said.
Thakur credited Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for transforming the state’s governance and safety. She also praised his cycle scheme introduced in 2006 to help Class 9 girls purchase bicycles.
"In my own village, where there was no discussion in the name of school, all the girls started going to school when the cycle program started," Thakur, a resident of Madhubani, said. "The opposition used to make fun of this program. But today, the same program is a model for the whole country," she added as quoted by NDTV.
Responding to interruptions from Opposition members, she said, "The political careers of these senior opposition leaders may be longer than my entire lifespan, but why are you having so much trouble today when a daughter of Bihar is speaking the truth?"
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