Siwan, Nov. 2 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and BJP Bihar election co-incharge Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday warned against fielding RJD leader Shahabuddin's son Osama in the Bihar assembly elections.

Speaking in Siwan with ANI, Maurya said, "If someone wants to make Osama (Shahab) into Osama Bin Laden by giving him a ticket from here, then they should know that the people here are very alert."

Osama Shahab is the son of Mohammad Shahabuddin, a notorious gangster-turned-politician from Bihar. He's made his political debut on a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ticket from the Raghunathpur assembly seat in Siwan, which was once considered his father's stronghold.

The RJD's decision to field Osama has sparked controversy, with critics...