New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Union Minister for State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday lashed out at Opposition Leader of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav for comparing Former Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav with Karpoori Thakur and said that Lalu Yadav should be given award for protecting kidnappers, ruining development, and defaming Bihar.

RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav in Bihar's Sitamarhi said, "Those who used to abuse Karpoori Thakur when he implemented reservation, look at his power today, those who used to abuse him are now giving him Bharat Ratna, this is the real power of socialism. Those who are abusing Lalu Yadav today, in future, the same people will give Bharat Ratna to him as well."

Reacting to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's statement,...