'Even If Nitish Kumar Begs...': Sushil Modi Says JD(U) A Liability In Bihar. CM Says 'Faltu Baat'
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar denied speculations of him returning to the NDA.
Amid speculations by a section of media about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) returning to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, with which it snapped its ties a year ago, the saffron party said that the doors have been closed for him. "Not once but twice Amit Shah made it clear that even if he (Nitish Kumar) begs, the doors of BJP are closed for him. Why should we back him, what is left in him,” said BJP MP Sushil Modi.
“JD(U) has now become a burden,” he added.
#WATCH | BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi on JD(U) leader & Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, "Not once but twice Amit Shah made it clear that doors of BJP are closed for him...We will win elections in 2024 & also 2025...I have made it clear that he cannot enter BJP now." pic.twitter.com/S68yXPVcsH
— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2023
"Who is taking him (Nitish Kumar) back? The people of Bihar are not ready to accept him and those with him are certain to drown," said Bihar Assembly Leader of Opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha.
Nitish Kumar Refutes Speculations
Later in the day, Nitish Kumar refuted the speculations saying his prime concern was to strengthen the opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc. Responding to queries by mediapersons over the speculation in Patna, Kumar said, "Kya faltu baat hai" (what rubbish!).
A key figure in the anti-BJP I.N.D.I.A. coalition, the JD(U) leader disapproved statements by his party colleagues talking about him having "all qualities for making a good PM".
VIDEO | "I have been working to unite the opposition and it is going to be a big achievement. I have nothing to do with what others say," says Bihar CM @NitishKumar in response to a media query related to speculations about his return to the NDA fold. pic.twitter.com/jTZA1Yp5ht
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 25, 2023
"I have already told my party colleagues not to make such statements. My only wish is to strengthen the unity of the INDIA alliance. I am working only in this direction," he said.
Bihar Assembly Deputy Speaker and senior JD(U) leader Maheshwar Hazari had said that no one is more capable of becoming the PM candidate of the INDIA alliance than Nitish Kumar.
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