PATNA: The opposition BJP on Saturday took strong exception to the invitation extended to RJD President Lalu Prasad in a government function for start of work on a bridge over the Ganga scheduled for Sunday.

“What is the rationale of inviting to an official programme, a person who is neither Minister nor MP, MLA and who is on bail from a court in a fodder scam case,” senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said in a statement here.

“If Nitish Kumar is under so much of pressure from Lalu Prasad, why does not he accord status of ‘Super CM’ to Prasad?” he said slamming the state government. Mr Prasad, along with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is invited for start of work on Didarganj-Bidupur bridge. The invitation has been extended by Road Construction Department under Mr Prasad’s son and Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav. Bidupur is in Raghopur Assembly constituency of Tejaswi Yadav. PTI