"Entire country will give reply to such insult to Biharis": Bihar Dy CM Vijay Sinha hits out at Congress' 'Bidis and Bihar' post

Patna (Bihar) [India], September 5 (ANI): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Friday hit out at Congress on the 'Bidis and Bihar start with B' statement, calling it a "shameful" and "unfortunate insult" to the people of Bihar.
The Deputy Chief Minister asserted that Bihar is the pride of India, being the birthplace of many religions and home to ancient centers of learning like Nalanda and Vikramashila.
Speaking to reporters, the Deputy CM said, "This is unfortunate. The entire country will give a reply to such an insult to Biharis. Bihar has been the symbol of pride of the children of Maa Bharati. People do not have the knowledge that Bihar has been the architect of 'Akhand Bharat', it has been the land of knowledge and science, and this is the land of origin of several religions...By raising questions on Bihar, they are questioning the entire country. Those who question the nation are traitors."
The Deputy CM demanded action against those who insult any state or its people, labelling such behaviour as "unpatriotic" and "unconstitutional". "Those who question any state and insult it cannot be the children of Maa Bharati. Such people deserve punishment, action should be taken," Vijay Kumar added.

This comes after the Kerala unit of the Congress party shared a controversial 'X' post, captioned, "Bidis and Bihar start with B". However, after facing backlash, the post was deleted.
Earlier in the day, Union Minister Nityanand Rai launched an attack on Congress, stating that the party takes "pleasure" in insulting Bihar and its people.
Rai said that people of Bihar will teach a lesson to everyone who has the intention to hurt Bihar and its "self-respect".
"Congress leaders across the country and all RJD leaders in Bihar take a pleasure in insulting Biharis. They take pride in humiliating Biharis and Bihari pride. People of Bihar will teach a lesson to all such people who hurt Biharis and their self-respect...What will they (Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav) say (about this), it is they who make them say all this," Nityanand Rai said.
The 'X' post from the Kerala Congress targeted the recent GST reforms brought by the Union Government, where the tax rates on Cigar, Cigarettes and Tobacco were increased to 40 per cent. In contrast, the rates on Bidis were brought down from 28 to 18 per cent.
Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary also criticised the Congress over the issue, asserting that following the insult of PM Narendra Modi's mother, Bihar is now being insulted, which shows the "true character of the Congress party.
"First, the insult to the revered mother of our honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, and now the insult to the entire Bihar--this is the true character of the Congress, which is repeatedly being exposed before the country," the 'X' post said. (ANI)