Patna, Aug. 17 -- Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary on Sunday took a swipe at Congress' "Voter Adhikar Yatra", saying Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi should thank Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the 'smoother' roads in the state, which have made the "big yatra" possible.

"Rahul Gandhi should thank Nitish Kumar, for the roads that used to be in such bad shape are now so smooth that Rahul Gandhi is even able to take out a Yatra... He should be grateful that such a big Yatra will be possible due to Nitish Kumar's roads," Choudhary said.

Congress's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', launched against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar and alleged "vote theft," will begin from Sasaram. Senior RJ...