Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said Nitish Kumar’s decision to walk out of the NDA alliance and form a ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) government in the state was a “slap on the face of the BJP”. The RJD leader made this statement after meeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other opposition leaders in Delhi and discussed the developments in the state and the ongoing political situation in the country.
Yadav’s visit to Delhi assumes significance as RJD supremo Lalu Prasad is in the national capital and the two are likely to discuss finalizing the names of ministers.
Talking to the media outside 10 Janpath, the RJD leader said, “After all the developments in Bihar, I came to Delhi last night. I met the primary leadership in Delhi – Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Sonia Gandhi. Everyone congratulated, welcomed Nitish Kumar’s government. This government will run strong because this government is the government of the poor… it is the government of the people. decision by Nitish Kumar You can say at the right time that this is a slap on the face of BJP.”
Yadav said that all parties in the Bihar Assembly have joined hands against the BJP and said that now it will be repeated across the country.
Intensifying his attack on the BJP, he accused the saffron party of working to eliminate regional parties.
“We saw all the BJP drama in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand – scare those who fear, buy those who sell. Our constitutional institutions – Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Income Tax (Department) – are being ruined one by one. Their condition is worse than that of the police station… Whom are they (BJP) trying to scare? Biharis will not be afraid. We are ‘sustainable’, not ‘sellable’. We blamed Nitish ji and vice versa, but we are from the same house with socialist beliefs. Fights happen in every house, but considering the situation in the country, we welcome Nitish ji’s decision.
The RJD leader also mentioned that the regional parties are mostly backward and Dalit and the BJP wants to eliminate such parties. “You wanted to eliminate Nitish Kumar, you created division in Ram Vilas Paswan ji’s party. If regional parties die, the opposition will end, democracy will end. If democracy ends, the country will run in a dictatorial manner.
The cabinet, which currently includes only Nitish Kumar and Yadav as deputy, is due for expansion early next week.
Earlier, he met CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI general secretary D Raja in Delhi and reportedly discussed developments in Bihar and future course of action. After the meeting, Tejashwi said in a tweet that he met the two Left leaders and had a positive discussion on the current social, economic and political scenario in the country and Bihar.
Meeting with Shri Sita Yechury ji of Vaishyi Party (Marxist) and Shri D Raja ji of Variety Party of India to be published on the current situation of the country and the state, Indian Vaishyayi. Still visible. pic.twitter.com/YDxT27R5NB
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) 12 August 2022
After the extension, later this month, there will be a special session of the Assembly, when the new government proves its majority on the floor. The RJD leader served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from 2015 to 2017.
Kumar and Yadav took oath on Wednesday, a day after the JD(U) broke ties with the BJP-led NDA and joined hands with the RJD, Congress and some other parties to form a ‘mahagathbandhan’ government in Bihar.
(with inputs from PTI)
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