A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ditched the ‘Mahagathbandhan‘ to return to the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA), Congress chief Jairam Ramesh on January 29 claimed that the JD(U) supremo’s exit can have “absolutely no impact” on the Opposition bloc INDIA.
Interacting with reporters in Kishanganj throughout the Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, Mr. Ramesh mocked Nitish Kumar saying ‘Aaya Kumar, Gaya Kumar‘.
Talking on Nitish Kumar allying with the BJP-led NDA, he mentioned, “It is not going to have any affect on INDIA alliance…completely no affect. That is typical of Nitish Kumar. It isn’t ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’, it’s ‘Aaya Kumar, Gaya Kumar‘ “.
The Congress leader also alleged that “Kumar’s betrayal” was “masterminded by the Prime Minister”.
He claimed that the Congress obtained an incredible response from the folks of Kishanganj after the ‘Bharat Jodo Nayay Yatra’ reached the district this morning.
Mr. Kumar on January 28 took oath because the Chief Minister of Bihar for a document ninth time after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the ‘Mahagathbandhan‘ and the Opposition bloc INDIA and forming a brand new authorities with the BJP, which he had dumped lower than 18 months in the past.
Mr. Kumar’s newest crossover, his fifth in slightly over a decade, capped days of excessive political drama and blame sport. It is usually seen as an enormous setback for the Opposition unity forward of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.