Nitish Kumar had recently met Om Prakash Chautala. (file)
Patna:
When Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not attend an event organized by former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala to commemorate the birth centenary of his father Chaudhary Devi Lal later this month, his absent note contained one thing but the real reason. Could be something else.
Janata Dal-United (JDU) leaders will not attend the event, party national president Lalan Singh announced in Patna on Saturday amid a possible third wave of COVID-19 in the state, amid flood situation and outbreak . The information was received amid fears of viral fever. .
However, the real reason, as confirmed by his party members, is that he does not want to share the stage with several anti-BJP leaders at this time, as the celebrations on 25 September in Jind, Haryana were seen as a Was. Imminent he is leaving. Together. being promoted. Army of the Third Front.
Sources said Mr Kumar does not want to trouble the BJP any more, especially after publicly shaming him for leading a delegation demanding a probe into the Pegasus espionage scam and a caste census.
Earlier this week, media reports quoted Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Chautala, who is organizing the rally in Jind, as saying Mr Kumar “confirmed” his presence.
Had Mr Kumar attended the event, BJP allies would have found themselves alongside celebrities such as Deve Gowda, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Parkash Singh Badal – all staunch opponents of the ruling party at the Centre.
A well-planned function is to be organized to mark the birth anniversary of former Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal, whom Mr. Kumar has always respected as his senior in the then Janata Dal.
During his recent visit to the national capital, Mr Kumar had also met Om Prakash Chautala, though the Bihar chief minister brushed aside questions and insisted that he had met his former Haryana counterpart. shared a “personal relationship” with.
Mr Chautala and his INLD are opponents of the ruling BJP in Haryana, although the Jannayak Janata Party – a party formed by his nephew Dushyant – is a party ally.
The proposed rally in Jind, to which regional stalwarts such as Mamata Banerjee and Sharad Pawar have also been invited, is being seen as another harbinger for the formation of a “third front” ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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