Union minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) chief Giriraj Singh on Thursday predicted that Nitish Kumar would now not be the Chief Minister of Bihar, claiming that he (Kumar) solely has two choices left in entrance of him.
Chatting with Aaj Tak, Giriraj Singh mentioned, “Nitish Kumar will no longer continue as the Chief Minister of Bihar as he only has two options left: 1. He merges his party into the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). 2. He promotes Tejashwi Yadav as the next CM of Bihar”.
The senior BJP chief’s newest jibe at Nitish Kumar got here days after he claimed that Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and its ally RJD, based and headed by Lalu Prasad, have been heading for a merger.
“I share personal equations with Lalu ji. He has whispered many things in my ear that I cannot disclose in public. But let me tell you this much the JD(U) is going to merge with the RJD soon. So, the question of seat sharing does not arise,” mentioned Singh had jibed.
In his additional dialog with Aaj Tak, Singh reiterated his social gathering’s stance of not contemplating Nitish Kumar for a doable alliance sooner or later. Responding to inner disagreements throughout the ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, Singh remarked, “Nitish showed the door to the likes of George Fernandes and Sharad Yadav when he deemed it fit. Lalan too has to go”.
The Union minister additionally criticised the Congress for making an attempt to keep away from the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024. He acknowledged, “Lord Ram dwelled in a tent when Congress held the helm of the country, but the BJP had Ram Mandir in its declared agenda”.
Addressing the current controversy surrounding Ram Mandir invites, Giriraj Singh commented, “Invitations are being sent out to one and all, but it barely matters who attends the occasion. The inauguration will continue as scheduled”.
In a pointy critique of Rahul Gandhi and the lately introduced ‘Nyay Yata’, Giriraj Singh steered that the previous Congress President ought to reasonably contemplate organising a ‘Gyan Yatra’ (journey to knowledge).
Singh asserted that Rahul Gandhi had misplaced credibility after making melancholic deliberations about India whereas travelling overseas. He pointed to the voters’ opinions expressed within the lately concluded state meeting elections, following Rahul’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.