The opposition Rashtriya Janata-Dal hit out at the Bihar government on Wednesday for accusing it of hatching a 'conspiracy' in the mid-day meal tragedy that claimed the lives of 22 children, alleging that by politicising the issue the Janata Dal-United government was trying to divert the people's attention from the incident.

"You are the government and it is the duty of your child development project officer to do quality check of food served in midday meal scheme ... Instead of performing the task sincerely you are blaming the RJD," party chief Lalu Prasad told reporters rejecting Education Minister P K Shahi's charge that the opposition was trying to destablise the Nitish Kumar government.