Patna, May 30 -- The political war over the government bungalow at 10 Circular Road intensified today, with Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi launching a sharp attack on former chief minister Rabri Devi and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), accusing them of treating public property as private assets.

Reacting to Rabri Devi's statement that she would not vacate the government residence and that the administration could "send force" if it wanted the bungalow vacated, Saraogi hit back at Rabri Devi, saying that Bihar was now governed by the rule of law and no individual, regardless of his or her political stature, was above legal and administrative norms.

He asserted that government residences were public assets built and maintained with taxp...