Patna, March 21 -- Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha responded to Tejashwi Yadav's criticism of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the national anthem controversy and dismissed Yadav's call for Kumar to retire, alleging that the RJD leader was trying to shift focus from the ongoing ED raids against his parents.

"If he (Tejashwi Yadav) has so much love for the national anthem, then he should stop giving tickets to traitors... CM Nitish Kumar has always shown his awareness in the context of the nation. But the fact is that he (Tejashwi Yadav) is raising such issues to divert attention from the ED raid on his parents... These are people doing cheap politics," Sinha said.

Sinha also pointed out that when RJD and JD(U) were in an a...