"Let Them Evict Me By Force, I Won't Vacate": Rabri Devi On Evicting Government Bunglow

A fresh controversy has arisen in Bihar over a government bungalow, which former chief minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi continues to occupy, refusing to move to another house and vacate the premises now allotted to a minister in the NDA government. The building construction department, through an order dated May 27, has allotted the 10, Circular Road bungalow, situated close to the Raj Bhavan and the Chief Minister's residence, to Dairy and Fisheries Minister Nand Kishor Ram. Rabri Devi, who had been away on a vacation when the order was passed, flew off the handle when, upon arrival at the airport, journalists asked her about the same. She replied, "I can see Samrat Choudhary is quite excited upon becoming the chief minister. Let his government evict me by force. I am not going to vacate the house." Notably, the house, which she has been occupying for over a decade, was allotted to her by the previous government headed by JD(U) president Nitish Kumar in her capacity as a former CM.