Congress fumes over Bihar govt website's claim that Indira Gandhi's reign as PM was worse than British rule - The Bihar government's official website has termed former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure as PM worse than British rule in India, annoying the Congress party.

However, the Congress reacted strongly. Party leader Chandan Yadav told HT, "The references to Indira Gandhi are totally unacceptable and we will raise the matter in the party and request the leadership to take up the issue with the chief minister."

"Indira Gandhi was a very popular leader and people in Bihar still remember her for empowering the downtrodden through the Belchi struggle and Garibi Hatao movement."

For their part, Bihar government officials and JD(U) members pretended ignorance about the content. Senior bureaucrat Pratyaya Amrit said, "I am not aware of it. We will get it checked."

JD(U) spokesman Neeraj Kumar said the truth should come out. He said, "I don't remember what is there."

A Hindustan Times report claims that the Congress party is going to discuss the matter with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.

The Bihar elections this year witnessed the victory of the Grand Alliance, comprising of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal United (JD-U). The Congress also gave its best in 25 years when it won 27 of the 40 seats it contested.