Patna, Oct 19 (PTI) Former Union minister RK Singh of the BJP urged the people of Bihar to shun candidates with a criminal record, including those fielded by the NDA, one of them being Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.

Singh, who is known to speak his mind, said people should not vote for such candidates "even if they belong to your caste and if none of those in the fray is without a taint, opt for NOTA".

Among the NDA candidates whom he mentioned by name were Choudhary (Tarapur) and gangster-turned-politician Anant Singh, the JD(U) candidate from Mokama.

Singh, who has been in political wilderness since losing the Arrah seat in the Lok Sabha polls last year, also named JD(U) candidates from Jagdishpur and Sandesh, both falling under the parliamentary constituency he failed to ret

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