Patna, Sept. 5 -- NDA leaders in Bihar today voiced their outrage over a social media post by the Kerala Congress that allegedly compared "Biharis with Bidis," calling the attitude unacceptable and an insult to the people of the state.
The political outcry began after the GST Council's decision to reduce the tax on bidis from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. The now-deleted post by the Kerala unit of the Congress on X (formerly Twitter) said, "Bidis and Bihar start with B and cannot be considered a sin anymore."Bihar Rural Works Department Minister and senior JD(U) leader Ashok Chaudhary told reporters that the post was a reflection of the party's hatred for the people of Bihar. "People of Bihar expressed their love and affection for Congress l...