Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that more than 50 lakh people in Bihar will send their DNA samples to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a signature campaign.
This was in response to Modi’s comments in Muzaffarpur last month questioning the DNA of Bihar’s CM.
Nitish Kumar tweeted saying that despite his repeated ‘pleas’ the PM had not retracted his ‘derogatory remarks on ‘our DNA.’
Inspite of our repeated pleas Modiji hasn't retracted his derogatory remarks on our DNA, we're going to launch शब्दवापसी /TakeBackYourWords
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 10, 2015
Repeating his earlier charge, Nitish said that PM Modi’s controversial comments on DNA was an insult to every Bihari.
DNA पर मोदीजी का वक्तव्य बिहार और बिहार के लोगों का अपमान हैं.लोकतंत्र में जनता सर्वोपरी है, अब इस विषय का फैसला जनता की अदालत में होगा
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 10, 2015
He had written an open letter to Modi last week asking him to withdraw his words on DNA. BJP, for its part, had justified Modi’s comments saying ‘Nitish is not Bihar and Bihar is not Nitish.’
The Bihar CM said he will soon launch a massive signature campaign whereby 50 lakh people undergo DNA tests and send their results to Prime Minister.
शब्दवापसी के इस महाअभियान में कम से कम 50लाख बिहार के लोग हस्ताक्षर अभियान से जुड़ेंगे और DNA टेस्ट्स के लिए अपना सैंपल भी मोदीजी को भेजेंगे
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 10, 2015
सितम्बर में अभियान के दूसरे चरण में शब्दवापसी हेतु हस्ताक्षर और DNA सैंपल भेजने के इस अभियान को (1/2)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 10, 2015
हम बिहार के कोने कोने में हर घर तक ले जाएँगे और साथ ही राज्य के 4 से 5 क्षेत्रों में स्वाभिमान रैलियाँ भी आयोजित करेंगे (2/2)
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 10, 2015
Nitish Kumar appears determined to make DNA comment as a major poll issue. During Delhi elections, a newspaper ad questioning the gotra (caste) of Arvind Kejriwal had caused huge embarrassment for the BJP with Aam Aadmi Party calling it an insult of entire traders’ community, who usually voted for BJP.