'Nitish switches sides for kursi': Mallikarjun Kharge's all-out attack on Bihar CM

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge launched a broadside against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday, accusing him of switching sides to retain power. Kharge also called the alliance between the JD(U) and the BJP in the state “opportunistic”.

 

The Congress chief was addressing the party's Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally at the Dalsagar stadium in Buxar. Bihar goes to polls later this year, and the Congress-RJD alliance is eyeing a return to power, ousting the Nitish government.

 

“The alliance between Nitish Kumar and the BJP is opportunistic. It is not good for the people of the state. Nitish Kumar switches sides just for 'kursi' (CM's post). The JD(U) chief has joined hands with the ideology that killed Mahatma Gandhi," Kharge said in a sharp attack on his former ally.

 

Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) was part of the opposition INDIA bloc at the national level before he broke alliance with the Congress and the RJD in January 2024 and joined hands with the BJP to form a fresh government in the state.

 

Kharge also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his promise of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for Bihar.

 

“People of Bihar must ask Nitish Kumar what happened to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for Bihar, which he had made on August 18, 2015? Modi Ji is running a factory of lies," he said.

 

Kharge further alleged that the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi was an attempt to target the Congress party. He further termed the bringing in of the Waqf Amendment Act as a conspiracy to create division among communities.

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