Launching a veiled assault on the BJP-led NDA, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday mentioned those that vote for them within the subsequent yr’s Lok Sabha elections will deliver “destruction” on themselves.
Kumar, who dumped the BJP in August final yr and shaped the Mahagathbandhan authorities, claimed that he has been working to forge opposition unity. “I am working towards forging opposition unity…But I am not a claimant for the prime minister’s post. All opposition parties are united over forming an alliance against the BJP-led government at the Centre before the 2024 general elections,” the JD(U) supremo mentioned. He was addressing get together staff at a JD(U) workplace right here on the event of the delivery anniversary of Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the architect of India’s Constitution.
“I must tell one thing that those who will vote for them (BJP) in the coming general elections will bring destruction on themselves and the country ?and those who will vote for us will ensure the well-being of themselves, the country and the state,” Kumar mentioned. The chief minister claimed that his solely purpose was to work for “unifying the opposition to unseat the BJP from power”. On a number of events prior to now, Kumar mentioned he was trying ahead to play a ?optimistic? function in forging opposition unity towards the ruling NDA on the Centre. “I met several opposition leaders, including the Congress and the Left parties, in Delhi. We had very positive and constructive meetings…Now I will talk to other non-BJP parties and will go on a visit across the country,” the CM mentioned.
During his two-day go to to Delhi earlier this week, Kumar and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav met AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. Kumar additionally held discussions with a number of different opposition leaders, together with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Accusing the BJP of indulging in dividing society into spiritual strains, Kumar mentioned that the “BJP is desperate to rewrite history and people know what they did during the freedom struggle”. “They had no contribution in the fight for the country’s freedom. They are simply trying to spread hatred. They need to be wiped out from the entire country. People should remain alert about such forces,” Kumar claimed.
The JD(U) chief additionally alleged that the “BJP-led government at the Centre has done nothing for the country or Bihar, other than propaganda”. “What happened to the special status of Bihar?” he requested.
Kumar additionally raised his voice of disapproval over central businesses’ actions towards the RJD, the biggest constituent of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ authorities in Bihar. “The central agencies are creating trouble for them (RJD leaders), after we came together to form a new government in the state. Similar actions are being initiated against non-BJP leaders in other states also,” he mentioned. The Enforcement Directorate had on March 10 carried out searches in a number of cities of Bihar in reference to a cash laundering probe into the ?land for jobs rip-off? case by which RJD’s nationwide president Lalu Prasad and his spouse Rabri Devi have been questioned earlier by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Those who’re spreading “hatred” should be punished, Kumar mentioned. “Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar is the architect of the Constitution which gave rights to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections of the society. We should work for the unity of the country,” he added.
