Mumbai: Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for dumping the Mahagathbandhan and switching his aspect to the NDA, Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Sunday mentioned that the general public will train a lesson to the JD (U) chief sooner or later. Chatting with ANI, Pawar, nevertheless, mentioned that he has no thought why Nitish Kumar took the step to forge his alliance with the NDA.
“Quite the opposite, he was enjoying a job towards the BJP. I do not know what occurred all of the sudden, however the public will certainly train him a lesson for his function sooner or later…” he mentioned. Pawar, the chief of the NCP, a celebration amongst others within the INDIA bloc, mentioned that such a scenario had by no means been seen earlier than in such a brief time frame.
“No matter occurred in Patna, such a scenario was by no means seen earlier than in such a brief time frame…I keep in mind it was Nitish Kumar who had known as all of the non-BJP events to Patna…His function was additionally related however what occurred within the final 10-15 days that he left this ideology and as we speak he joined BJP and shaped the federal government…Within the final 10 days, it didn’t appear that he would take such a step,” Pawar added.
JDU chief Nitish Kumar’s transfer to finish his alliance with the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal to revive his tie-up with the BJP comes as a large setback to the INDIA bloc months earlier than it takes on the formidable BJP in Lok Sabha polls.
Nitish Kumar, after parting methods with the BJP in 2022, took on the initiative of uniting all opposition forces to collectively tackle Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling celebration within the nationwide election.
On Sunday, Nitish Kumar took the oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time in Raj Bhawan, Patna, switching sides once more, this time with the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA).
It was for the second time in two years that Nitish Kumar had jumped the ship, his fifth crossover in just a little over a decade, previous his ninth time as chief minister.
Two Deputy CMs from the BJP, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, and 6 different ministers, together with Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Santosh Kumar Suman, Shrawan Kumar, and others, additionally took the oath as we speak.
Nitish Kumar cited the state of affairs being “not proper” below the Mahagathbandhan alliance as his cause for quitting. He mentioned that he has been receiving recommendations from all over the place, together with his celebration staff, and he listened to all of them to return to this determination.
“I’ve resigned because the CM as we speak and have requested the Governor to place an finish to this authorities. Celebration leaders have been giving me recommendation. I heard what they mentioned and have resigned. The scenario was not good. So, we’ve got damaged ties,” Nitish Kumar informed reporters outdoors the Raj Bhavan.
Kumar’s determination to align with the BJP led to accusations of him being a “chameleon” and “Paltu Ram” for his frequent shifts in political allegiance.
Tejashwi Yadav, former deputy and RJD chief predicted that JD(U) is on the verge of being “completed” within the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Calling Nitish Kumar a ‘drained CM’, Yadav mentioned, “Khel abhi shuru hua hai, khel abhi baki hain. What I say, I do…I can provide you in writing that the JDU celebration will probably be completed in 2024. The general public is with us…”
The BJP, nevertheless, mentioned its alliance with Kumar was “pure” and asserted that the “double engine authorities” of the NDA would profit Bihar. Celebration leaders additionally claimed that the INDIA bloc would quickly disintegrate because the alliance has “no ideological foundation”.
Congress Nationwide President Mallikarjun Kharge has additionally mentioned that Kumar’s transfer to separate from Mahagathbandhan and to hitch the NDA was ‘pre-planned’ and accused the JD(U) Chief of protecting the INDIA bloc in the dead of night.
Chatting with ANI, the Congress President alleged that the JD(U) and the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) ‘deliberate’ to interrupt the INDIA bloc as such choices cannot be taken in a rush.
“Such choices cannot be taken in a rush…This exhibits that it was all pre-planned. To interrupt the INDIA alliance they (BJP-JD(U)) deliberate all this… He (Nitish Kumar) stored us in the dead of night, he stored Lalu Yadav in the dead of night,” Kharge mentioned.
