RJD supremo Lalu Prasads eldest daughter Misa Bharti Saturday came under sharp attack from the BJP for her remarks against Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav that she had felt like chopping off the hands of her fathers former confidant upon hearing the news of his joining the saffron party ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Bharti, who lost to Yadav from Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat but got elected to the Rajya Sabha later, made the controversial remarks in presence of hundreds of RJD supporters in Bikram assembly segment which falls under the parliamentary constituency.
He (Ram Kripal Yadav) used to chop fodder and my father helped him in finding a foothold in politics. When I heard that he has joined hands with Sushil Kumar Modi (Bihar Deputy CM and BJP leader) I felt like chopping off his hands by the garansa he used for chopping fodder, Bharti was shown as saying in the video.
Although she reportedly made the remark on January 16, the matter came to light on Saturday when news channels beamed its footage.
A loyalist of Lalu Prasad, who had risen from the ranks, Yadav had represented the now abolished prestigious Patna Lok Sabha seat three times including in 2004 when he wrested back the constituency for the RJD by defeating former Union minister C P Thakur, who had won from there for two consecutive terms.
In 2009, when following delimitation Patna was split into Patna Sahib and Pataliputra seats, Yadav had reportedly hoped to get a ticket for the latter, which comprises rural areas of Patna district.
He, however, had to sit back as Prasad himself entered the fray though he ended up losing.
Yadav was, meanwhile, placated with a berth in Rajya Sabha. However, in 2014 when the RJD supremo who was disqualified following conviction in a fodder scam case
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