Nitish Kumar Is In Contact With BJP, Would possibly Even Be part of Fingers: Prashant Kishor

Nitish Kumar Is In Contact With BJP, Would possibly Even Be part of Fingers: Prashant Kishor [ad_1]

Nitish Kumar is in contact with BJP, claimed Prashant Kishor, including that he may even be a part of palms

New Delhi:

Political strategist Prashant Kishor claimed right now that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is in contact with the BJP and that he could go for a tie-up with the occasion once more if state of affairs calls for so, a suggestion dismissed by the JD(U) as deceptive and aimed toward spreading confusion.

Mr Kishor, who's on a padyatra in Bihar in what's broadly seen as a precursor to his contemporary entry into lively politics, informed Press Belief of India that Mr Kumar has stored a line of communication open with the BJP by way of JD(U) MP and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Harivansh.

Question despatched to Harivansh for his response didn't elicit any response however his occasion rejected the declare and asserted that Mr Kumar won't ever be a part of palms with the BJP once more.

Mr Kishor mentioned, "People who find themselves considering that Nitish Kumar is actively constructing a nationwide alliance in opposition to the BJP will probably be stunned to know that he has stored a line open with the BJP. He's in contact with the BJP by way of his occasion MP and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Harivansh ji." He advised that Harivansh has not been requested to resign his Rajya Sabha submit for that reason regardless that the JD(U) has severed ties with the BJP.

"Individuals should hold this in thoughts that every time such circumstances come up, he can return to the BJP and work with it," he mentioned.

The Janata Dal (United) slammed Prashant Kishor, with its spokesperson KC Tyagi noting that the Bihar chief minister has publicly introduced that he won't ever once more in his life be a part of palms with the BJP.

"We strongly refute his claims. Nitish Kumar is in lively politics for over 50 years and Prashant Kishor for six months. Kishor has made such a deceptive remark to unfold confusion," Mr Tyagi mentioned.

Mr Kishor began his 'padyatra' on October 2 from the Gandhi ashram in Betiharwa in West Champaran. He has got down to full a 3,500-km journey within the subsequent 12-15 months by way of Bihar, searching for folks's assist to 'change' the system.

He was within the JD(U) for lower than 18 months earlier than being expelled from the occasion in 2020 for his strident criticism of Mr Kumar for his assist to the BJP over contentious measures just like the Citizenship (Modification) Act. Mr Kumar was then a BJP ally.

The JD(U) chief just lately snapped his occasion's ties with the BJP and joined palms with the RJD-Congress-Left alliance in Bihar and has vowed to work to construct an alliance in opposition to the saffron occasion on the nationwide degree. A united opposition will topple the BJP from energy on the Centre, he has asserted.
 

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