Patna, Oct. 28 -- As political activities intensify in Bihar with the Mahagathbandhan likely to release its manifesto, Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday criticised the move, saying it was not a "big deal" since the opposition would not come to power in the poll-bound state.

Questioning the basis of various opposition announcements, Paswan argued that at least seven lakh crore rupees are required to fulfil the promise of providing government jobs to nearly 2.5 crore families, which exceeds Bihar's current three lakh crore rupees budget.

"What's the big deal in making announcements if you know that you are not going to be in power? What is the basis for those announcements? On the one hand, you claim that one of your biggest announc...