Patna, Oct. 26 -- Coming out in defence of Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge amid an escalating political row over his remarks concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national working President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav on Monday accused the ruling NDA of "making a mountain out of a molehill" to distract from its governance failures.

Speaking to reporters in Patna, Tejasvi asserted that the ruling dispensation is deliberately hyping non-issues because it has failed to deliver on core developmental promises such as employment, healthcare, and education for the people of Bihar.

"A mountain is being made out of a molehill. Those in government are paying no attention to ...