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20 Aug, 2009
RJD chief Lalu Yadav blames Nitish Kumar for drought in Bihar because he ate biscuits during the solar eclipse
Electoral reverses seem to have gone to the head of Lalu Prasad, who has blamed Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for inflicting a drought on the state by “eating biscuits” during the recent solar eclipse. Speaking on 14 August at Gaya, Lalu said Nitish Kumar’s act so enraged the gods that the “rain god withheld his gift”. So, was the state afflicted by floods in Lalu’s tenure because he chose to milk his cows at an inauspicious time? Nitish Kumar’s response: “Had it been so, why are UP and other parts of the country reeling under flood fury?” Answer that, Lalu.
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