Patna, Nov. 2 -- Bhojpuri singer-actor and BJP member Pawan Singh on Sunday said he preferred to stay away from making political comments, asserting that he identifies more as an artist and a "son of the people of Bihar" rather than a politician.

He further compared Bihar's progress over the last fifteen years, saying there is a "visible difference in development" between then and now.

Singh's remarks come after Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, joined local fishermen in a traditional fish-catching process. The Congress leader, who is campaigning in the State ahead of the two-phased Assembly elections that begin on November 6, jumped into a pond and participated in the traditional practice of catching ...