Tejashwi Stirs Row with 'Babu Saheb' Jibe, Oppn Slams Him for 'Casteist' Slur
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Tejashwi Stirs Row with 'Babu Saheb' Jibe, Oppn Slams Him for 'Casteist' Slur

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RJD leader Tejaswhi Yadav courted a controversy on Monday when he said the poor used to walk before “Babu Saheb”, a term used to refer to upper caste Rajputs in Bihar, with their held high when Lalu Prasad was in power. Addressing a rally here on the last day of campaigning for the first phase of the assembly polls, he said, “Jab Lalu Yadav ka raj tha, tab gareeb seena taan ke Babu Saheb ke samne chalte the. “When Lalu Yadav was in power, the poor used to walk before ‘Babu Saheb’ with their head held high. They again want to divide Bihar on the basis of caste,” he alleged JD spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad also accused Tejashwi Yadav of promoting casteist politics.

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