Nitish Kumar left the opposition meeting early due to ‘angry’, claims BJP; JDU replied

Patna: Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returned early from the opposition meeting in Bengaluru as he was “angry” over not being made the convenor of the new alliance – the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). . Kumar’s JDU hit back, terming the former deputy CM as ‘a person who makes ridiculous statements and is not taken seriously even within his own party’.

In a statement issued here, the BJP leader claimed that Kumar deliberately “did not attend the post-meeting press conference” as he felt humiliated for not being made the “convenor” (convenor) of the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance.

He compared Kumar’s early return from Bengaluru to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s action at the opposition meeting held here last month.

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The AAP delegation had skipped the press conference after the meeting in Patna, and soon after, made a statement attacking the Congress for not assuring support on the ordinance issue.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said at a press conference in Bengaluru, “Some of our friends are not present as their return journey was scheduled.”

Apart from Kumar, those who were not present at the press conference included RJD president Lalu Prasad and his son, the current deputy chief minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, both of whom traveled with the chief minister.

All three returned on the same flight and went to their respective places at a distance from each other, much to the dismay of journalists who were waiting anxiously at the airport for some news.

Sushil Modi also alleged that the new acronym India was created to hide the ‘evil intentions (khoti niyat)’ of ‘anti-Hindu’ opposition parties, which would get a befitting reply from ‘sanskritishta (culturally rooted) India’ .

Meanwhile, senior JDU leader and Minister of State Vijay Kumar Chowdhary rubbished the allegation of Sushil Modi, whom he accused of making ‘ridiculous statements’.

“Sushil Modi is not taken seriously in his own party, as is evident from his sidelining,” Chowdhary told PTI. Mentioned indirectly about being removed in a haphazard manner.

“He had made strange predictions in the past like a split in JD(U) and merger of our party with RJD. All these predictions have proved to be failures. But he is steadfast in his quest to gain some political relevance. We wish him all the best Best wishes,” alleged Chaudhary.

Setting the tone for their 2024 Lok Sabha campaign, 26 opposition parties on Tuesday formed an alliance – the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) – to unite to take on the ruling NDA, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserting that the fight Will be “between India and India”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Announcing the name of the opposition bloc at a press conference in Bengaluru after a nearly four-hour meeting of 26 parties, the Congress president said, “We will fight the 2024 Lok Sabha elections unitedly and put up a spectacular performance.” Success.”

He said that a committee of 11 members would be constituted for coordination and a coordinator would be selected in the next meeting in Mumbai.