Modi raps opposition parties over parliament impasse, praises Nitish Kumar

PM was speaking at the concluding ceremony of the centenary celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha at Champaran

Prime Minister Narendra Modi rapped opposition parties for "trying to put hurdles in the government's efforts, from Parliament to the streets". Some of them, he alleged, were trying to divide society.

He lauded foe-turned-friend, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, for the latter's "fight against corruption and anti-social elements". And, vowed full support of the central government to Kumar.

While the PM was making this promise, Central Bureau of Investigation officials were questioning opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's younger son, Tejaswi Yadav (who is also the leader of the opposition in the state's legislative assembly), in an alleged railway hotel tender