The Trinamool on Sunday slammed JD(U) president Nitish Kumar for his “repeated political somersaults” after he dumped the ‘Mahagathbandhan‘ in Bihar, and asserted that folks will reply fittingly to such “opportunism”.
Mr. Kumar resigned as Bihar Chief Minister earlier within the day, saying “things were not working well” for him within the ‘Mahagathbandhan‘ he had joined lower than 18 months in the past and within the Opposition bloc INDIA.
“Nitish Kumar is known for his political somersaults at regular intervals. It is unfortunate that he has decided to quit the opposition grouping INDIA and is likely to join the NDA. The people will give a befitting reply to such political opportunism,” Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy stated.
This marks the second occasion of Kumar’s volte face in lower than 18 months, following his departure from the BJP and subsequent alliance with the RJD-Congress mix. Earlier in 2013, Kumar severed ties with the BJP-led NDA and had been a part of the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance within the 2015 Bihar Meeting polls, which it gained.
Requested in regards to the impression of JD(U)’s exit from the bloc, Mr. Roy stated it doesn’t come as a jolt for the alliance. “It is not good politically if an ally leaves you. But, such things do happen in politics, people come and go. So, it is not a jolt,” he stated.
One other Trinamool chief, talking on the situation of anonymity, expressed considerations over Mr. Kumar’s political reliability.
“Trinamool was always apprehensive of his credibility because of his history of somersaults. But, the Congress considered Kumar to be a very credible partner,” the chief stated.
Echoing an identical sentiment, Trinamool Minister Firhad Hakim exuded confidence within the Opposition blocs’ means to defeat the BJP within the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
“People are watching everything. If you try to disregard the people’s mandate because of your own political opportunism, you will get a befitting reply in a democracy. Mamata Banerjee is one of the architects of the Opposition alliance, and it will defeat the BJP in the Parliamentary elections,” Hakim asserted.
Ms. Banerjee, the Trinamool supremo and Chief Minister of West Bengal, had lately introduced that her occasion will go solo in Bengal, amid an deadlock over seat-sharing with the Congress.