New Delhi: Hours after assembly his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and stated work is on to deliver collectively as many events as doable to take away the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from energy within the 2024 common elections. Speaking to reporters after his assembly, the Janata Dal (United) chief reiterated that no welfare work is being finished by the current dispensation which is simply counting on publicity.
Asked if any determination has been taken on who will lead the joint entrance, Nitish Kumar stated, “No, as soon as the unity takes place, the chief might be determined. And whosoever turns into the chief will work within the curiosity of the nation.
Nitish, who was accompanied by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav, additionally stated that he does not wish to be the chief.
“And, one thing I would like to tell you about myself. I don’t want to be (the leader). Know this very well that I am uniting everyone. I don’t want anything for myself. I will work in the interest of the country. There will be other people as well, and we will sit and decide,” he informed reporters.
He additionally alleged that efforts are being made to vary the historical past of the nation.
Akhilesh Yadav, the previous Uttar Pradesh CM, backed Nitish’s views and alleged that as a result of ‘flawed financial insurance policies’ of the BJP, the poor are struggling and value rise and unemployment are ‘at an all-time excessive’.
“The BJP should be removed and the country be saved, and we are with you in this campaign,” the SP chief informed Nitish.
संयुक्त प्रेस वार्ता – श्री अखिलेश यादव जी राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष – समाजवादी पार्टी, श्री नीतीश कुमार जी – मुख्यमंत्री, बिहार, श्री तेजस्वी यादव जी – उपमुख्यमंत्री, बिहार https://t.co/ln6WJZU7X3
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) April 24, 2023
“A meeting against the conspiracy by the BJP to end democracy, constitution and reservation,” he stated in a tweet and shared footage with Nitish.
भाजपा द्वारा लोकतंत्र, संविधान व आरक्षण को ख़त्म करने की साज़िश और षड्यंत्र के खिलाफ एक मुलाक़ात। pic.twitter.com/y5YFs1eLgC
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) April 24, 2023
Earlier this month, in a bid to unite the opposition events forward of the Lok Sabha polls, Nitish Kumar met Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi. He had additionally held a gathering with Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal and left occasion leaders D Raja and Sitaram Yechury to debate opposition unity.
Analysts imagine that the Bihar CM has began gearing up as a catalyst for unity strikes since that assembly in a bid to reconcile differing views.
Meanwhile, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stated that she has requested Nitish to arrange a gathering of all opposition events in his dwelling state to ‘put together collectively’ for the following Lok Sabha polls.
“I have made just one request to Nitish Kumar. Jayaprakash Ji’s movement started from Bihar (socialist leader Jayprakash Narayan, popularly called JP, launched his ‘Total Revolution’ movement against misrule and corruption in 1974 from Patna). If we have an all-party meeting in Bihar, we can then decide where we have to go next,” Mamata stated after her assembly with Nitish.
She added that she needs the BJP to be lowered to zero.
Banerjee got here out of the assembly, stating, “We have to give the message that we are all together.”
It is notable that she has additionally held comparable conferences with Akhilesh Yadav and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik final month. The TMC chieftain not too long ago additionally met former Karnataka CM and Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Kumaraswamy.
Last week, she had telephoned Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and proposed that there be a gathering of all of the opposition events.
