Is Nitish Kumar ally or slave of PM Modi? asks Tejashwi Yadav
In a scathing attack on the Bihar Chief Minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday asked whether Nitish Kumar was an ally or a slave of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Yadav’s statement came after he was asked to comment on the caste-based census. The RJD has been demanding a caste-based census.
“We have been writing letters to the Prime Minister since August 4, to talk about the caste census, but the PM does not have time to meet Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Is Nitish Kumar an ally or a slave of the PM?” He asked.
Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally in Bihar, is in favor of a caste-based census and has written a letter to the Prime Minister seeking a meeting to discuss the matter. However, Kumar said, he is waiting for an appointment to meet PM Modi.
“The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has informed us about the receipt of my letter demanding a caste-based census. We are waiting for the appointment,” he said on August 16.
He had said that in 2019, a resolution regarding caste-based census was passed unanimously in the Bihar Legislative Assembly as well as the Legislative Council. A resolution was once again passed unanimously in the state assembly in 2020.
The RJD leader on Wednesday held a meeting with the party leaders of Jharkhand regarding the expansion of RJD in the state.
“I will visit Jharkhand on the third Sunday of every month to ensure the party’s work. Last time we lost some seats by a narrow margin. We discussed the issues in detail,” he said.
Yadav informed that Sanjay Yadav is the principal general secretary of RJD in Jharkhand.
Taking a dig at the prime minister, the former state minister said, “Not a single central committee has been sent to the state to review the flood situation. The PM has turned his back on the flood crisis in Bihar.”
(with ANI inputs)
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