In its first reaction to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's strong words, Team Anna called his comments 'surprising'. Former IPS officer and now Anna Hazare's key confidante Kiran Bedi said, "We are surprised because when we initially made this Jan lokpal bill then, Nitishji told us that he will invite us to Bihar because he wants this law in his state. So that was a big encouragement for us. And after a long time Uttarakhand Chief Minster General Kadodi bought that bill. So we hope that Bihar state also gets a good Lokayukta Law just like Uttarakhand has."
