As JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar prepares to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time, Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan welcomed the formation of the NDA government in the state but made it clear that he would not agreed with Nitish Kumar's policy and may continue to do so. Chirag Paswan said it remains to be seen how the government will be formed, but as a member of the NDA, his party will work towards the vision of 'Bihar first and Bihari first'.
“I am going there (Patna) to attend the oath-taking ceremony. We are happy that another NDA government would be formed in Bihar. I have said before that I disagree with Nitish Kumar on his policies and this would continue to be the case if we continue to work on his policies,” Chirag Paswan said.
Chirag Paswan's comments are significant because before he quit the NDA in 2022, Nitish Kumar expressed his displeasure over the BJP's equation with the Lok Janshakti Party leader. The Bihar Chief Minister blamed Chirag Paswan's party for JD(U)'s dismal performance in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.
JD(U) blames Congress after quitting INDIA bloc
After quitting the opposition INDIA bloc and returning to the NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, JD(U) on Sunday blamed Congress for stealing the leadership of the opposition alliance. JD(U) leader KC Tyagi alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was forced to announce Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge as the Prime Ministerial face of the INDIA bloc.
“The Congress wanted to steal the leadership of the INDIA alliance. During the meeting that took place on December 19, through a conspiracy, to get the leadership of the INDIA alliance, the name of Mallikarjun Kharge was proposed (as the face of the Prime Minister was)…earlier, in the During the meeting that took place in Mumbai took place, it was unanimously decided that without any face from the Prime Minister, the INDIA alliance would work,” the senior leader said.
“Due to a conspiracy, Mamata Banerjee had to propose Kharge's name as the face of the Prime Minister… all other parties have formed their own identity by fighting the Congress… Congress kept dragging out seat sharing, we kept saying that seat sharing should happen immediately…INDIA had no plans to fight the BJP,” KC Tyagi added.
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Published: Jan 28, 2024 3:08 PM IST