All stories by M I Khan
Now 'dal' is a poll issue in Bihar
Rediff.com21 Oct 2015The rising price of pulses has become a hot issue during the Bihar assembly polls.
A Pakistan that worships Lord Ram
Rediff.com20 Oct 2015M I Khan travels to the Purnea district in Bihar where he not only comes across a village called Pakistan, but finds that there is in fact, not a single Muslim family living there.
Raghuvansh Prasad's 'sages used to eat beef' remark triggers a row
Rediff.com10 Oct 2015At a time when at a time Lalu Prasad Yadav is facing huge flak from his political opponents for stoking a controversy saying Hindus too eat beef, fellow Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Saturday created another furore when he claimed, citing the Vedas, that 'rishis' and 'maharishis' used to consume beef.
BJP keeps Shatru 'khamosh' during Bihar polls
Rediff.com9 Oct 2015While Narendra Modi addresses rally after rally in Bihar, Shatrughan Sinha has been left out of the BJP's campaign.
'Castes were not created by Lalu Yadav'
Rediff.com9 Oct 2015'For the BJP, development is nothing more than a jumla,' says Tejaswi Yadav.
40 Modi rallies, 40 star campaigners: BJP on overdrive in Bihar
Rediff.com8 Oct 2015Now, that's how desperately Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to win Bihar. M I Khan reports from Patna
Lalu dares Modi to break his silence on reservation
Rediff.com8 Oct 2015Even as Narendra Modi began his hectic day of campaigning in poll-bound Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was the first to fire a salvo on Thursday when he dared the prime minister to break his silence on reservation for Dalits and Other Backward Classes.
'We are still struggling and fighting for our survival'
Rediff.com6 Oct 2015The Musahars, still regarded as 'untouchables' in the state, usually hunt rats for food in the paddy fields.
BJP vows to ban cow slaughter in Bihar if voted to power
Rediff.com5 Oct 2015"We will ban cow slaughter in Bihar if the BJP comes to power," former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said.
Nitish plays sons of the soil card, claims BJP is bahri, he is Bihari
Rediff.com4 Oct 2015Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday played the sons of the soil card when he claimed that bahri (outsiders) were seeking people's support during the upcoming elections.
In Bihar, politicos make last-ditch efforts to woo voters
Rediff.com3 Oct 2015Campaigning has reached a fervent pitch in Bihar with senior political leaders wooing the voters, one last time before the state goes to the polls.
Lalu claims RSS-BJP trying to communalise beef issue
Rediff.com3 Oct 2015Amid raging controversy over the lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh earlier this week over rumours that his family stored and consumed beef, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday asked people to shun beef for it was not good for health and caused many diseases.
The bahubali speaks: 'Mahatma Gandhi is not my icon'
Rediff.com1 Oct 2015'Nitish's claims of development are false. He has only helped corrupt officials.' 'I want to remind Lalu that this is not the 1990s. This is 2015.' 'I am a bahubali for those looting society.'
BJP's vision for Bihar: Laptops for students, TVs for Dalits, scooters for girls
Rediff.com1 Oct 2015In a bid to woo voters, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday promised laptops for students, colour televisions for Dalit and Mahadalit families, two-wheelers for girls and dhoti-sari for poor families annually if it wins the Bihar assembly polls and forms the next government.
'Always a challenge for EC to ensure free, fair polls in Bihar'
Rediff.com30 Sep 2015'The Election Commission has to deal with money power, intimidation tactics and caste politics.'
Brothers-in-law are plotting Lalu's downfall
Rediff.com29 Sep 2015Subhash Yadav and Sadhu Yadav, who were powerful faces during the 15-year Lalu-Rabri rule, are now working towards ensuring that Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and his sons face defeat in the forthcoming Bihar elections.
Bihar polls: BJP, allies slam Lalu's 'backward vs forward' remarks
Rediff.com28 Sep 2015The BJP-led NDA leaders have attacked RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for his statement that Bihar assembly polls is a fight between 'backward versus forward' forces.
Denied a ticket for Bihar polls, BJP leader uses donkeys to protest
Rediff.com24 Sep 2015In a rare protest, an angry Bharatiya Janata Party leader used donkeys to register his protest after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
Lalu's sons make their electoral debut
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015"The RJD will field Lalu's two sons to formally launch their political careers," a spokesperson said.
Lalu's sons make their electoral debut
Rediff.com23 Sep 2015"The RJD will field Lalu's two sons to formally launch their political careers," a spokesperson said.