Nitish Kumar’s Bear in mind 2017 On Probe Company Motion In opposition to Yadavs

Nitish Kumar indicated crackdown on RJD leaders was “politically motivated”

Patna:

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday hinted that he agreed with the rivalry of ally RJD that the latest crackdown on its president Lalu Prasad and his members of the family by the CBI and ED was “politically motivated”.

This was in distinction to the stand he took in 2017, when he had needed the ally to come back clear on expenses of corruption.

The JD(U) chief additionally rubbished speculations that he was sustaining an eloquent silence on the difficulty due to anxieties about tarnishing his personal picture for probity by aligning with “tainted” politicians and will even be considering of breaking away with the “Mahagathbandhan”, which moreover RJD, additionally consists of Congress and the Left.

Kumar was approached with queries by journalists who needed to find out about his views on the questioning of Lalu Prasad and his spouse Rabri Devi by CBI earlier this week, adopted by raids performed on quite a few premises, together with homes of his three daughters and a daughter in legislation by ED on Friday and a contemporary summons issued by the CBI to youthful son and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav.

In a video assertion, RJD Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha warned that individuals of Bihar will take to the streets upon studying that Yadav’s “pregnant spouse was taken ailing with hypertension” due to the ED raids at her home that “continued until 4 am at the moment”.

“What do I’ve to say, those that are on the receiving finish are giving an enough response,” stated Kumar in his trademark enigmatic type, earlier than including, “comparable issues had occurred in 2017 once I was on this aspect (within the anti-BJP camp). Now that I’m right here once more, this stuff are taking place once more.” The allusion was to the land for inns case wherein the ED had named, together with others, Yadav, who was the Deputy CM then as effectively, and Kumar recalled having requested the younger RJD chief to “clarify” his aspect of the story and the BJP having exploited the scenario to its benefit.

Kumar was understood to have requested Yadav to resign his ministerial berth on ethical grounds for the interval until his title was cleared, a proposition to which the RJD didn’t agree. The JD(U) chief himself resigned as chief minister, in disgust, and the BJP, his former ally, got here with the provide of unconditional assist.

Subsequently, Kumar shaped a brand new authorities with the BJP, in lower than 24 hours of resigning.

“I don’t want to take any names as a result of the particular person (in BJP) who got here to me with the provide of assist could get additional marginalised in his social gathering,” stated Kumar, however dropped his guard when journalists discovered the clue and talked about former Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi.

“What do I say about Sushil Kumar Modi. I needn’t repeat that I by no means needed him to endure his present destiny. However he’s welcome to maintain talking towards me. Possibly it’ll resurrect him politically,” stated Kumar, visibly upset over the tirade towards himself by the previous deputy ever since he dumped the BJP in August final 12 months.

Kumar additionally made gentle of his JD(U) not being a signatory to the latest letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in protest towards CBI arresting Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and stated, “I can be there when all events (against BJP) comply with unitedly struggle the following Lok Sabha polls.”

The JD(U) chief, nonetheless, reiterated, “I’ve no (prime ministerial) ambitions for myself. I had made it clear even on the latest conference of CPIML(L) the place all constituents of the Mahagathbandhan had been current. I had even requested the Congress to take the lead in forging oppositional unity.” To a pointed query as as to whether he may consider pulling out of the “opposition camp” due to corruption instances towards leaders of most non-NDA events, he exclaimed, “The query doesn’t come up.”

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