The Congress on Sunday called Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar a “chameleon” and said the people of the state will never forgive this “expert” of betrayal and those making him dance to their tunes.
The party was reacting to Kumar’s decision to resign as the chief minister of Bihar and leaving the ‘Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance)’ in the state while also dealing a body blow to the opposition bloc INDIA.
Kumar had joined the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in August 2022, when he had snapped ties with the BJP, accusing it of trying to “split” his Janata Dal (United). He had formed a new government with a multi-party coalition that included the RJD, the Congress and three Left parties.
The party was reacting to Kumar’s decision to resign as the chief minister of Bihar and leaving the ‘Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance)’ in the state while also dealing a body blow to the opposition bloc INDIA.
Kumar had joined the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in August 2022, when he had snapped ties with the BJP, accusing it of trying to “split” his Janata Dal (United). He had formed a new government with a multi-party coalition that included the RJD, the Congress and three Left parties.
Dubbing him as “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram”, the Congress said there are many people like him in the country. The expression was used widely in politics in the 90s referring to the frequent floor-crossing and switching of parties. Lashing out at Kumar, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said it is clear that a “political drama” is being created in order to divert attention from the party’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.
He said it is clear that the prime minister (Narendra Modi) and the BJP are “scared” of the yatra being undertaken by Rahul Gandhi, which is set to enter Bihar soon.
The Manipur-to-Maharashtra Nyay Yatra began on January 14 and has traversed through Manipur, Nagaland, Assam and West Bengal. It will culminate in Mumbai on March 20 or 21. In a post on ‘X in Hindi’, Ramesh said, “Nitish Kumar, who frequently changes political partners, is giving a tough competition to chameleons in changing colours.”
The people of Bihar will not forgive this “expert of betrayal” and those who are making him dance to their tunes, he said. “It is quite clear that the prime minister and the BJP are scared of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and this political drama has been created to divert attention from it,” he said.
Ramesh said the INDIA bloc is strong. There are a few speed-breakers here and there, “but we will unitedly fight against the BJP and all parties like DMK, NCP, TMC and SP will fight it together”, he asserted. On the development related to Kumar, Ramesh claimed that this will not have any impact on the Nyay Yatra, and the INDIA bloc will be further strengthened as (TMC supremo and West Bengal chief minister) Mamata Banerjee has herself said this.