Ahead of key party meet, JDU leader says everything fine in NDA alliance

Patna: Amid robust speculations a couple of rift between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) led NDA alliance in Bihar, a senior Janata Dal (United) leader and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha has mentioned that everything`s fine in the alliance. “Yes absolutely…everything is fine in the NDA alliance.. Today we are not making any claim but Nitish Kumar has all the qualifications to become the Prime Minister,” mentioned Kushwaha.

His remarks got here in wake of the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar skipping the NITI Aayog assembly and JD-U leader RCP Singh tendering his resignation. Taking a jibe at Singh, Kushwaha mentioned, “RCP Singh`s assertion could be very objectionable and exhibits his psychological chapter. 

“Earlier senior JDU leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan confirmed the information of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar`s name for a gathering of JD-U MLAs and MPs on Tuesday at 11 am amid hypothesis of a rift with ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Simultaneously, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has convened a gathering on Tuesday at 11 am to debate political developments in Bihar.

Earlier on Monday, the Congress party additionally convened a gathering of its legislature party in Bihar to ponder the evolving political state of affairs in the state. The rumours of a attainable spilt between JD-U and BJP escalated after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar skipped the NITI Aayog assembly. 

While speaking to mediapersons in Patna, JD-U National President Lalan Singh mentioned, “I read in the newspapers that RCP Singh has said that he was told by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that his name had been approved for ministership.”

“He claimed to have taken oath after informing the CM. But this only confirms what we have been accusing RCP Singh of,” the JD-U nationwide president added.

“Our charge is that RCP Singh became a minister as per his own free will. He has dropped the name of Shah. Does Shah belong to our party? Can the BJP decide which JD-U leader will become a minister,” Lalan questioned.

Earlier on Sunday, Nitish Kumar skipped the NITI Aayog assembly held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi whereas RCP Singh introduced his exit from the party after JD-U sought a reply on corruption allegations in opposition to him on Saturday.