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POlitical temperature in the anti-NDA camp out has peaked in Bihar after Asaduddin Owaisi of the AIMIM objected strongly to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's input labelling the moslem leader an " ultra". But Tejashwi, the Mahagathbandhan's CM human face, on Tuesday flatly refused to engage further with the controversy, dismissing it as a "non-issue".Bihar election LIVE 2025: Follow all the updates hereThe row began from an interview in which Tejashwi Yadav, when asked why the Mahagathbandhan did not let Owaisi into the alliance, reportedly stated that "extremists have no space here".This was subsequently posted by the AIMIM on social media platform X.What Owaisi said: ‘Can you even spell…?’Then, at a rally in the Seemanchal region’s Kishanganj district on November 2, Owaisi accused Yadav of making the comment because he follows his religion, Islam, “with pride”.He said the remark, “made upon seeing the cap on my head and the beard on my face”, was an "insult to the entire people of Seemanchal"; the region has a significant Muslim population.Owaisi also questioned Yadav's understanding of the word. “I ask Tejashwi, 'babu, extremist ko tum zara angrezi mein likh ke batatdo' (my dear, can you even spell ‘extremist’ in English?)”Owaisi further claimed that Yadav was acting like Prime Minister Narendra Modi: “He is acting like Modi’s younger brother and expressing his hatred."Tejashwi refuses to engage furtherBut Tejashwi, when asked about the controversy on Tuesday, November 4, at a press conference held on the last day of campaigning for the first phase of voting, sought to shut down the discussion.“This is not an issue right now,” he said.The Mahagathbandhan, led by the RJD, refused to accommodate the AIMIM into the alliance after seat-sharing negotiations failed, reports have said. The AIMIM had reportedly sought six seats of the total 243, but the proposal did not find acceptance within the INDIA bloc that also includes the Congress. The AIMIM has fielded candidates in 25 constituencies.Muslims, besides the Yadavs, are considered a key voter base for the RJD-led MGB.The first phase of voting is on November 6, followed by the second phase on the 11th, and counting of votes on November 14.(with ANI and PTI inputs)

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