Union Minister and lJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday backed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's remarks on dynastic politics saying it should not be promoted at the cost of merit.
He said if someone has the merit and capability to become a leader then they should not be stopped from entering into politics just because of their political lineage.
Earlier in the day, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had disapproved of Rahul Gandhi's remark that dynasties are a fact of life in India, saying he is personally against such politics which was "generated" by the Congress.
"To say that 'parivarwad' (family hegemony) is acceptable in Indian politics is not true....To say that a person born into a political family has merit to rule is wrong...If a comparison is made, it would be found that performance of non- dynasts in high positions as compared to dynasts is far better," he said.
When asked to comment on Nitish's observations, Paswan said whatever the Bihar CM had said was right.