Criticising Nitish Kumar may jeopardise alliance, JD-U tells Congress
Criticised by senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for not backing Meira Kumar for the Presidential polls, the JDU said the comments were not in sync with the coalition dharma.
In Short
- JDU has come down heavily on Congress for criticising Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
- JDU spokesperson KC Tyagi called the comments unfriendly.
- JDU today said the comments were not in sync with the coalition dharma.
The Janata Dal - United (JD-U) has come down heavily on the Congress for criticising its leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his decision to back NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind for the Presidential election.
JD-U spokesperson KC Tyagi called the comments unfriendly but said that the alliance in Bihar remains intact.
Criticised by senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for not backing the Opposition's pick Meira Kumar for the Presidential polls, the JD-U today said the comments were not in sync with the coalition dharma.
"We want to tell the Congress that never has any JDU leader made adverse remarks against Sonia or Rahul Gandhi, but such comments against our top leader will affect the tenure of the alliance," warned Tyagi.
"We will be the last party to walk out of the alliance in Bihar, the people of the state gave a mandate for five years against devisive forces and those conditions still exist," said Tyagi.
"Where is the Opposition on issues like mob lynching and farmer suicide? We will be with the Opposition on these issues after July 17," he added.
"The Congress is accusing us of not supporting the Dalit daughter of Bihar, but I want to tell them that the day Ram Nath Kovind was nominated as the NDA candidate, he had 60 per cent support. So where does the question of defeating the Opposition comes in?" the JD-U spokesperson said.
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