PATNA: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday countered former RJD MP and criminal-turned-politician Shahabuddin 's swipe at him, saying that people of Bihar have given the mandate to him and asked media "not to waste time and space by giving mileage to such people". "People of Bihar know whom they have given their support and mandate," Nitish Kumar told the media here. If anybody says anything, it is not necessary to react over it," he said.Shahabuddin on Saturday said "My leader was Lalu Prasad, is Lalu Prasad and will remain Lalu Prasad." He further said "Nitish Kumar changes his stance according to the situation. "It was countered by some ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leaders like Shayam Rajak, Neeraj Kumar and Sanjay Singh.

Source: Times of India September 11, 2016 11:08 UTC