Patna, Sept. 5 -- Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Friday hit out at Congress on the 'Bidis and Bihar start with B' statement, calling it a "shameful" and "unfortunate insult" to the people of Bihar.

The Deputy Chief Minister asserted that Bihar is the pride of India, being the birthplace of many religions and home to ancient centers of learning like Nalanda and Vikramashila.

Speaking to reporters, the Deputy CM said, "This is unfortunate. The entire country will give a reply to such an insult to Biharis. Bihar has been the symbol of pride of the children of Maa Bharati. People do not have the knowledge that Bihar has been the architect of 'Akhand Bharat', it has been the land of knowledge and science, and this is the la...