Lalu is 'Bihar's Robert Vadra': Sushil Modi

Accusing RJD chief Lalu Prasad of acquiring over 125 properties through shell companies and other means, BJP leader Sushil Modi on Wednesday called him "Bihar's Robert Vadra" and asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to break his silence and act against his ally.

Modi alleged the JD(U) chief was indirectly patronising corruption by protecting his ministers, a reference to Prasad's two sons, and asked him to dismiss Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, whose three properties had been attached by enforcement agencies.

He also claimed that two senior RJD leaders had met two Union ministers to request them to save the political career of Prasad's sons –Tejashwi and Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav. The ministers, however, rejected the request.

The former Bihar deputy chief minister declined to comment on the speculation about Kumar coming closer to the BJP, and said it was for him to answer. The BJP leader has been at the forefront of revealing details of assets allegedly acquired by Prasad's family members, leading to action by central enforcement agencies, including attachment of some of those properties.

From being the son of poor parents, Modi said in a dig at Prasad who had cultivated an image around his humble background, he had become the "biggest landlord" in Bihar.

He was addressing a press conference where he targeted Prasad on the day the RJD was celebrating its Foundation Day.