Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai stoked fresh controversy when he said that any hand or finger raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be chopped off.

Speaking at a function on Monday, the Ujiarpur MP was quoted by ANI as saying, "Your own son rose out of poverty to become the Prime Minister, (and) regardless of differences, everyone in the country should value it. If any hand or finger is raised against him (Modi), we should come together and break it and if need be even chop it off."

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav condemned Nityanand Rai's remarks and said they are in bad taste. "Kaise kaise gande log rajniti mein ghuse huye hain, bahut gandi baat hai, swabhimaan ki baat karte hain, swabhimaan hai inn logon ke pass," Lalu said.

Janata Dal (United) leader Ajay Alok defended the Bihar BJP chief's remark and said, "Focus on the sentiments, not on words".

The Bihar BJP chief had called Narendra Modi a reincarnation of Swami Vivekananda.

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