Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressing the media at Bhoomi Vikas Bank Bhawan, Patna on the victory day of Babu Veer Kunwar Singh. , Photo Credit: ANI
A day after Bihar BJP chief Samrat Chowdhary vowed to bring Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his party to dust in the next Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, Mr Kumar said the saffron party’s leaders have become “brainless”.
The de facto leader of the JD(U) was replying to a question from reporters about Mr. Chowdhary’s remark that Mr. Kumar would be reduced to dust (‘ mix in soil‘) for his “betrayal” in the next general elections.
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“They [BJP] are brainless [ Buddhihin] People. tell him [Samrat Choudhary] To do what he said. I have never used such words in my entire political life. No sensible politician would use such words. I have also worked with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, I have a lot of respect for him.
The state BJP president had said at a function in Patna on Saturday that Nitish Kumar had backstabbed the BJP and joined hands with RJD chief Lalu Prasad to fulfill his prime ministerial ambition.
“With the help of the BJP, Nitish Kumar became the chief minister five times. Now JD(U) will bite the dust… BJP will bite the dust for Nitish Kumar in 2024 Lok Sabha elections and 2025 Bihar assembly elections.
Mr. Kumar had left the BJP and formed a ‘gathbandhan’. grand allianceGovernment in August 2022 with RJD, Congress and other parties.
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On his efforts to build an alliance of opposition parties against the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Mr. Kumar said, “We are trying to unite as many parties as possible against the BJP in the country. We will all make efforts and work unitedly.
“I recently met several opposition leaders in New Delhi. My aim is to unite the opposition parties against the BJP before the general elections.
Asked about his plans to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Mr Kumar said, “I will inform you whenever I meet her”.
During his recent visit to Delhi, Mr Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav met AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
In addition, he met several other opposition leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Mr. Kumar has already made it clear that he has no ambition to become the Prime Minister.
On several occasions in the past, Mr Kumar said he looked forward to playing a “positive” role in building opposition unity against the ruling NDA at the Centre.