PATNA: LJP Chairman Chirag Paswan on Thursday criticized suggestions that he parted ways with Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) due to differences over the allocation of seats for the Bihar assembly elections, and accused the chief minister of harming the Dalit community by creating a subgroup of Mahadalits.
Paswan said his party had fought the Lok Sabha polls last year in alliance with the JD (U) because of “compulsions” caused by the return to the NDA of Kumar, whose party it accused of working against the NDA candidates. LJP in the general elections. in violation of coalition dharma.
The 37-year-old, who recently lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan, the charismatic founder of LJP, also alleged that Kumar had behaved “haughtily” when the late Union minister called him last year with a request to accompany him. to present the nomination. papers for the Rajya Sabha.
Paswan Sr. was a member of Rajya Sabha and a minister of the Union at the time of his death.
“I met with the Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, and with the head of the BJP, JP Nadda, so many times in the recent past. Not once did the subject of sharing seats come up,” Chirag Paswan told PTI- Bhasha in an interview, dismissing suggestions that he had raised a Banner of Revolt against the JD (U) after the latter tried to deny his party a fair share of seats.
“It should be noted that the LJP has never been a fan of Nitish Kumars’ style of politics. It has harmed the Dalits by creating a subgroup of Mahadalits for its own political achievements,” he said.
Chirag, who has to carry forward the impressive political legacy of his father, Bihar’s tallest Dalit leader since the fearsome Jagjivan Ram, was bitter about how Kumar treated the LJP founder.
“Nitish Kumar mockingly remarked that my father could not have been elected to the Rajya Sabha without the support of the JD (U) s, as we only had two MLAs. I should remember that the then head of the BJP, Amit, promised my father a position in Rajya Sabha. Shah himself, “he said.
“And I felt so slighted when Nitish acted haughtily when my father visited him and asked him to accompany us for the presentation of the nomination papers. He came only after the mahurat (auspicious moment) decided for the occasion had passed. No. Your child could have received such treatment lying down, “he said.
The head of the LJP also criticized the top ministers saat nishchay (seven resolutions) for the public welfare, saying that while the rest of the country was making so much progress, he was still talking about running water and building concrete roads and alleys.
“The prime minister never tires of proclaiming zero tolerance for corruption, crime and communalism. This contradicts the fact that corruption has affected the implementation of all government schemes in the state. Horrible incidents such as the recent live burning of a woman after the rape took place in the Buxar district.
“What about communalism? What do you have to say about Nityanand Rai’s comments? He owes an answer. Unlike us, he is still part of the NDA in Bihar,” Paswan said.
Rai, the Minister of State for the Household Union and a senior BJP leader, was recently criticized by the opposition for his comment at a recent election rally that the RJD victory will make Bihar a safe haven for terrorists from Cashmere. His comment was seen by the NDA’s rivals as an attempt at community polarization ahead of the elections.
Paswan said his party had fought the Lok Sabha polls last year in alliance with the JD (U) because of “compulsions” caused by the return to the NDA of Kumar, whose party it accused of working against the NDA candidates. LJP in the general elections. in violation of coalition dharma.
The 37-year-old, who recently lost his father Ram Vilas Paswan, the charismatic founder of LJP, also alleged that Kumar had behaved “haughtily” when the late Union minister called him last year with a request to accompany him. to present the nomination. papers for the Rajya Sabha.
Paswan Sr. was a member of Rajya Sabha and a minister of the Union at the time of his death.
“I met with the Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, and with the head of the BJP, JP Nadda, so many times in the recent past. Not once did the subject of sharing seats come up,” Chirag Paswan told PTI- Bhasha in an interview, dismissing suggestions that he had raised a Banner of Revolt against the JD (U) after the latter tried to deny his party a fair share of seats.
“It should be noted that the LJP has never been a fan of Nitish Kumars’ style of politics. It has harmed the Dalits by creating a subgroup of Mahadalits for its own political achievements,” he said.
Chirag, who has to carry forward the impressive political legacy of his father, Bihar’s tallest Dalit leader since the fearsome Jagjivan Ram, was bitter about how Kumar treated the LJP founder.
“Nitish Kumar mockingly remarked that my father could not have been elected to the Rajya Sabha without the support of the JD (U) s, as we only had two MLAs. I should remember that the then head of the BJP, Amit, promised my father a position in Rajya Sabha. Shah himself, “he said.
“And I felt so slighted when Nitish acted haughtily when my father visited him and asked him to accompany us for the presentation of the nomination papers. He came only after the mahurat (auspicious moment) decided for the occasion had passed. No. Your child could have received such treatment lying down, “he said.
The head of the LJP also criticized the top ministers saat nishchay (seven resolutions) for the public welfare, saying that while the rest of the country was making so much progress, he was still talking about running water and building concrete roads and alleys.
“The prime minister never tires of proclaiming zero tolerance for corruption, crime and communalism. This contradicts the fact that corruption has affected the implementation of all government schemes in the state. Horrible incidents such as the recent live burning of a woman after the rape took place in the Buxar district.
“What about communalism? What do you have to say about Nityanand Rai’s comments? He owes an answer. Unlike us, he is still part of the NDA in Bihar,” Paswan said.
Rai, the Minister of State for the Household Union and a senior BJP leader, was recently criticized by the opposition for his comment at a recent election rally that the RJD victory will make Bihar a safe haven for terrorists from Cashmere. His comment was seen by the NDA’s rivals as an attempt at community polarization ahead of the elections.
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