India, March 4 -- In a bitter exchange in the Bihar assembly on Tuesday, chief minister Nitish Kumar took a dig at former deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, claiming credit for elevating his father Lalu Yadav in the state's politics.

Speaking in the assembly, Kumar remarked: "What was in Bihar before? I made your father. When he entered politics, there was nothing in Bihar at the time."

Kumar went on to say that even people from his caste opposed Lalu Prasad Yadav's development but he still supported him.

"Even the people from your caste were asking me why I was doing this, but I still supported him," he said.

Kumar's remarks came during a debate in the Bihar assembly when Nitish Kumar rose to speak about the development work du...