New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday withdrew his \u201cdemeaning\u201d remarks on Bihar, which triggered protests in Parliament by MPs from the state who demanded an apology from him.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me clarify that I have no intention to insult either Bihar or the people of Bihar. If it has hurt anyone\u2019s sentiment, I immediately withdraw that statement,\u201d the minister said in Rajya Sabha today.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday while RJD member Manoj Jha was speaking on inflation in the Upper House, the union minister Goyal had said \u201cInka bas chale toh desh ko Bihar hi bana de\u201d (if he had his way he would turn the entire country into Bihar).<\/p>\n
Jha has written to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Rajya Sabha chairman, demanding an apology from the minister.<\/p>\n
Jha said that Goyal\u2019s comments are \u201crepresentative of the contemptuous and condescending attitude of the Government of India towards Bihar\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs the statement made by Mr Piyush Goyal also representative of the contemptuous and condescending attitude of the Government of India toward Bihar? Because it is deeply problematic if the Government singles out one state and terms it a failure,\u201d the letter reads.<\/p>\n
\u201cBihar has been long ignored by governments at the centre and Biharis have always been treated as second-class citizens. To overcome the long-lived prejudices against our state, Bihar needs national concern and sympathy and not sheer insensitivity towards our situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further urged the BJP leader to \u201cponder and reflect\u201d the \u201csneering tone\u201d he had used to speak about Bihar. \u201cTherefore, I demand that Mr Piyush Goyal should immediately make an apology to all the people of Bihar.\u201d<\/p>\n
RJD-JD(U) MPs on Thursday also staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament over the remark made by the Union Minister and the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. The MPs also demand his apology over the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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