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‘Aisa Koi Saga Nahi…’, ‘Yuhi koi Bewafa Nahi Hota …’ to ‘Jo Ladega, Woh Jeetega’: Bihar Assembly’s War of Funny Retorts

August 24, 2022
Bharat Times English News

Last Updated: August 24, 2022, 16:31 IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav greet acting Speaker Maheshwar Hazari during special session of Bihar Legislative Assembly, in Patna, on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav greet acting Speaker Maheshwar Hazari during special session of Bihar Legislative Assembly, in Patna, on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

From cricket analogies to poet Bashir Badr, everything was used to accuse and counter the charges that flew in the Assembly

One-liners, couplets, taunts – Bihar Assembly’s special session began on a stormy, dramatic and filmy note, as the Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs, now stripped of power, attacked the seven-party Nitish Kumar-Tejashwi Yadav-led ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’.

From cricket analogies to poet Bashir Badr, everything was used to retort at the charges that flew in the Assembly.

Earlier, Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha announced his resignation on the floor of the House after an emotionally charged speech in which he expressed anguish over the no-confidence motion moved against him by the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’. Soon, Bihar Assembly Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari accused outgoing Sinha of having insulted Dalits by denying him the opportunity to conduct proceedings of the House after stepping down. Hazari, also of the JD(U), was later seated inside the speaker’s chamber by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, among others.

A look at some interesting repartees:

  1. “Aisa koi saga nahi, jisko Nitish ne thaga nahi,” said former Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad taking a dig at CM Nitish Kumar. [There is no one who has not been cheated by Nitish Kumar]. Prasad claimed that the statement was earlier used by Tejashwi Yadav while he was in the opposition.
  2. “Kumar ek aise CM hai, jo khud crease pe rehte hai aur sabko run out karate rehte hai,” said Prasad.
  3. “Kuch to majbooriya rahi hogi, yuhi koi bewafa nahi hota,” said a JD (U) minister to the BJP. Both sides have quoted poet Bashir Badr.
  4. The minister went on to add: “Chand taron ki tamanna ki thi hamne, raat ki siyahi ke siva kuch nahi mila…Dil ke arman aasuyon me beh gaye….”
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  5. Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav replied to Prasad saying: “Hum cricketer hai. Yeh jodi [Nitish-Tejashwi] dhamaal machayegi. Yeh inning never-ending hogi.” He said their partnership will last long for the benefit of Bihar and “nobody will be out”. “Jo darega, woh marega, jo ladega, woh jeetega.”
  6. He also questioned the BJP, saying when they are in government it is “mangalraaj”, and it becomes “jungleraj” once they are out.

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