RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday warned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD (U) to "take serious note" of a comment by Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini allegedly indicating that the BJP will not allow him to serve another term in office.
Yadav stated this at Raghopur, his assembly constituency in Vaishali district, where he was asked about the cryptic statement made by the Haryana CM at a function in Delhi on Sunday.
The Haryana CM had shared the platform alongside Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. A part of his speech was shared by several news channels.
Saini had stated that, "Our victory march that saw the BJP return to power in Haryana must continue in Bihar. I am sure the upcoming poll will be won by the BJP under the leadership of Samrat Choudhary".
Yadav said, "The JD(U) must take serious note of the remark. Saini is a member of the BJP national executive. He appears to have revealed what the party's top leadership has decided, but is not making public".
He further added that "It is now clear that the BJP is unwilling to let Nitish continue as CM. Already he seems to be powerless. His persona is being used as a mask and the JD (U) is being run by people like (Union minister) Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan, and working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, both of whom have sold themselves to the BJP.”
However, JD (U) national spokesman Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said, "Nitish Kumar will continue as CM has been affirmed by no less a person than Union Home Minister Amit Shah. His recent statement at a news channel's event has put paid to any misgivings".
"What Saini said was in the context of the support enjoyed by the NDA from the Saini-Kushwaha community. We deplore the attempts to drive a wedge between coalition partners by distorted interpretations,” he further stated.
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