TIL Desk/National/Patna/ The cracks in the ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar once again surfaced after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lashed out at Congress party in a meeting with JDU leaders. Reports said that Kumar accused Congress of “dumping Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology”, adding that he had nothing to learn from the grand old party. “We do not follow anyone, we are clear with our principles,” Kumar said.
The differences between the two major partners of the alliance surfaced ever since the JD(U) unilaterally announced its support to former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, NDA’s presidential candidate, without waiting for the united candidate of the Opposition.Nitish, however, refused to say anything about or against the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s rally “BJP hatao, desh bachao”, scheduled for August, where Lalu is expected to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kumar also said that he is open to attending the rally, provided he is invited. “We will definitely participate in the rally if RJD extends its invitation to our leader Nitish Kumar,” JD(U) chief spokesperson told. Earlier in the day, JD-U General Secretary Shayam Razak had told the media that JD-U as a party would not attend the event but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may in his personal capacity if he was invited by the RJD. The JD-U and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) along with the Congress are part of the ruling Grand Alliance in the state.
