Nitish Kumar convened a meeting of all JD(U) MLAs and MPs
Patna:
Bihar Minister Nitish Kumar convened a meeting of all MLAs and MPs of Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday, leading to speculation that his growing friction with the BJP could become acrimonious.
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Chief among the many reasons Mr Kumar is upset with the BJP, an alliance partner of Janata Dal (United), or JD (U) in Bihar, has been offered code representation by the BJP-led central government Notify allies such as Union Ministers.
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Mr. Kumar’s party turned down another Rajya Sabha landing last month to his former colleague at JD(U) RCP Singh, who held a position in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet last year without consult Mr. Kumar. Yesterday, Mr. Singh broke up with JD (U) because of Rajya Sabha’s rejection.
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“There is a conspiracy against me because I am going to be the union minister,” said Mr Singh, a former Indian Administrative Service employee who served as the country president of JD(U). “I just said that there is no cure for jealousy,” he said as he left JD(U) yesterday. “Nitish Kumar is not going to be Prime Minister in any of his seven lifetimes,” he said, describing JD (U) as a sinking ship.
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Mr. Kumar responded today by sending his party’s top leaders to respond to Mr. Singh’s accusations of pettiness and allegedly embroiling his family in a political battle with due to illegal property transactions.
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JD(U) nation president Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh rushed to stop Mr Singh’s attacks, however, appeared to correct his mistake when he finally threatened the BJP coalition party.
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Rajiv Ranjan told reporters: “What is the need to join the Union Cabinet? The minister has decided in 2019 we will not join the Union Cabinet.” He said JD(U) will also not join the Union Cabinet in the near future, leading to speculation of an irreparable rift.
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The sudden rise of Mr. Kumar’s aides such as Rajiv Ranjan is seen as a calculated move to put pressure on the BJP to accept the Minister’s demands, including the removal of its Speaker. fellow Bihar Vijay Kumar Singh, whom Nitish Kumar disliked. open secret.
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The minister, citing health reasons, avoided attending a meeting of the NITI Aayog government think tank in Delhi this weekend, attended by 23 Ministers including Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal. The absence was seen as another expression of Mr. Kumar’s anger at the BJP.
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Mr Singh has denied that he negotiated directly with the Modi government for a central ministerial position. He said Home Secretary Amit Shah had spoken to Mr Kumar about expanding the cabinet and offered a seat for the party on the condition that Mr Singh be made Union minister.
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Mr. Singh also denied JD(U)’s allegation that there were irregularities in his property transactions. “These assets belong to my wife and other dependents, who have paid taxes due since 2010,” he said. “I don’t know what the party wants to investigate. I have nothing to hide,” he said.
