'Habitual betrayer': BJP to stage protests across Bihar on Wednesday against Nitish Kumar

The BJP accused Nitish Kumar of pushing Bihar into the abyss of lawlessness and corruption by entering into a fresh alliance with the RJD. In a statement issued after core committee meeting at the state headquarters, the BJP said it will stage massive protests (mahadharnas) against the “betrayal” by the JD(U) leader across all districts on Wednesday which will be followed by agitations at the block level a day later.
​Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar

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Patna: The BJP on Tuesday came down heavily upon its old ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calling him a “habitual betrayer” and announced a state-wide protest against his move to snap ties with the saffron party.
The BJP accused Kumar of pushing Bihar into the abyss of lawlessness and corruption by entering into a fresh alliance with the RJD.
Nitish Kumar on Tuesday ended its alliance with the BJP in Bihar and stepped down as Chief Minister of the state. He said the decision to snap ties with the NDA was taken by his party, the JD(U).
The JD(U) leader joined hands with RJD-led 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) to be chief minister of Bihar for the eighth time. Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will take oath as Bihar Chief Minister and Deputy CM respectively at 2 pm on Wednesday.
In a statement issued after core committee meeting at the state headquarters, the BJP said it will stage massive protests (mahadharnas) against the “betrayal” by the JD(U) leader across all districts on Wednesday which will be followed by agitations at the block level a day later, PTI reported.
Reacting to the development, senior leader Sushil Kumar Modi, who served as Kumar's deputy for more than a decade, accused the former boss of telling “blatant lie”.
“It is a blatant lie that BJP had made RCP Singh a minister without the consent of Nitish ji. Another lie is that the BJP was trying to split the JD(U). He was looking for an excuse to break ties. The BJP will return to power with a thumping majority in 2024," Modi, who was considered as his most trusted man in the BJP, tweeted.
The ties between the BJP and the JD(U) had been under the strain for quite some time in view of differences over a range of issues including caste census, population control and the ‘Agnipath’ defence recruitment scheme.
Earlier today, former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accused Kumar of pushing Bihar back into the era of lawlessness and corruption by joining hands with RJD.
“You talk about communalism but you aligned with us in the 1990s when the Ayodhya movement was at its peak. You fought with us against Lalu Prasad on the issue of his involvement in fodder scam. In 2013, your personal dislike for Narendra Modi made you leave us and join hands with the RJD president”, Prasad said.
“You left the RJD in 2017 after Tejashwi Yadav's name cropped up in a corruption case. You are now pushing Bihar back into the era of lawlessness and corruption which you claimed credit for bringing the state out of,” Prasad, an MP from Bihar’s Patna Sahib, said.
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