Bihar polls: From Nitish turf, Kejriwal targets PM Modi

In the run-up to the Bihar Assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwaltravelled to Patna on Thursday and threw his weight behind Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by calling him a sushashak (good administrator) during a state government function. Kejriwal also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent “DNA test” jibe and accused him of trying to “buy out” the people of Bihar with his special package. “It is wrong to challenge Bihar’s DNA. This state has given so many important people to the country. They (BJP) also targeted me before the Delhi elections and said that I came from an upadravi gotra (anarchist community). It backfired. Janta to bata deti hai (people give a befitting answer),” Kejriwal said. Speaking at a Bihar government function to celebrate the implementation of the Right to Public Services (RTPS) Act, the Delhi CM said his government planned to emulate Bihar’s successful RTPS model that had benefitted about 11 crore people.   Indian Express