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Nitish Kumar and Mallikarjun Kharge (ANI images)
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Monday launched a crisp onslaught connected Bihar main curate Nitish Kumar and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).He claimed that if the NDA retains powerfulness successful the state, the saffron enactment volition not reappoint Kumar arsenic CM, alleging that the station would alternatively beryllium handed to 1 of its “chelas (foot soldiers)”Addressing his archetypal rally successful Bihar’s Vaishali district, the Congress person accused Nitish of betraying the bequest of socialist leaders similar Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Karpoori Thakur by aligning with the BJP.He alleged that the saffron party, which believes successful “Manu Smriti,” has “no interest for Dalits, OBCs oregon women.”"Nitish Kumar is sitting successful the thigh of the BJP, which believes successful Manu Smriti. He has fixed up connected JP, Lohia and Thakur. He cannot champion the origin of Dalits, OBCs and EBCs," Kharge claimed.The Congress president questioned Nitish Kumar’s confederation with the BJP, suggesting that the main minister’s presumption wrong the NDA was uncertain and that the enactment would yet sideline him."But Nitish Kumar is not alert that aft the elections, the BJP is not going to marque him the CM again and instead, it volition springiness the station to immoderate 'chela' (foot soldier) of theirs," Kharge added.
Kharge went connected to allege that Dalits were being intimidated and threatened crossed the country, including successful Bihar."Modi and Nitish person nary interest for Dalits astatine all, they lone attraction astir their chairs. That is wherefore each of america request to enactment vigilant and not compromise connected our self-respect," helium said.
He mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for carrying retired an extended run successful the authorities “as if it were his son’s wedding” and accused him of ignoring issues affecting mean citizens."The PM has clip to circuit the satellite but not to instrumentality banal of the authorities of affairs successful his country, wherever helium is seen lone astatine the clip of elections. You tin spot Modi roaming done the streets of a metropolis adjacent during municipal polls. Even during
Bihar assembly elections
, helium is truthful engaged arsenic if it is his son's wedding," Kharge said successful a jibe. The Congress main besides took a swipe astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance record. He said that contempt serving arsenic Gujarat’s main curate for 13.5 years and arsenic premier curate for astir 12 years, PM Modi “could not make either the authorities oregon the nation.”"Narendra Modi served arsenic the main curate of Gujarat for astir 13.5 years and helium has been successful the presumption of premier curate for the past 12 years. The antheral who, adjacent aft being successful powerfulness for truthful galore years, could not alteration the information of the country, nor his ain state...
will you ballot for him again? Most of the time, helium remains extracurricular the country. Therefore, formed your ballot successful the close place," helium alleged.Taking a excavation astatine Kumar’s agelong tenure, the Congress president said, "Nitish took oath arsenic Bihar's CM 9 times and ruled the authorities for 20 years, inactive helium couldn't supply jobs oregon halt out-migration of youth."He besides accused the NDA authorities successful Bihar of scams worthy Rs 70,000 crore, citing a CAG study and questioned wherefore the confederation inactive invokes “jungle raj” aft 2 decades successful power.Kharge further claimed that 50 lakh posts were lying vacant successful cardinal authorities departments and questioned PM Modi’s 2014 canvass committedness of providing 2 crore jobs each year.Concluding his speech, helium said the state is witnessing “a carnival of lies” wherever “anyone who dares to inquire questions is branded anti-national.”"It is simply a carnival of lies successful which information stands alone. Anyone who dares to asks questions is branded an anti-national," helium said.
The Bihar assembly elections volition beryllium held successful 2 phases, with polling connected November 6 and 11 and the results to beryllium declared connected November 14.
