Back when late veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav made a assertion about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that went immensely well-liked.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav
Back when late veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav made a assertion about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that went immensely well-liked.
Through his remarks, he had taken a dig at CM Kumar.
Addressing the Lok Sabha, the RJD Chief had said, “Honourable Chairman! In 1977, we couldn’t really comprehend Delhi. We, Raj Narayan Sahab, George Fernandes Chaudhary Charan Singh, Mulyam Singh or Nitish Kumar, who switched sides, were a family.”
Lalu Prasad Yadav continued, “Mere munh mein 32 daant hain. Nitish Kumar ke pet mein daant hain. (I’ve 32 tooth in my mouth. Nitish Kumar, however, has tooth in his abdomen).
The RJD supremo additional burdened that having tooth in abdomen is “dangerous”, sparking a wave of laughter among the many parliamentarians together with the then-Prime Minister.
Alliance change in Bihar?
Speculations of a attainable alliance change in Bihar have been doing rounds within the political panorama of Bihar.
Earlier, Lalu Prasad Yadav stated that his doorways are open for Kumar. “Our doors are open for Nitish Kumar. He should also unbolt his gates. This would facilitate movement of people from both sides”, stated the RJD Chief suring an interview.
Later, talking to the reporters, Nitish Kumar folded arms and stated, “Kya bol rahe hain”? (What are you saying?)
Notably, Yadav’s overture to Kumar follows a historical past of turbulent alliances, owing to the latter altering sides regularly. In the final decade, Nitish Kumar aligned with the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan twice, earlier than becoming a member of arms with the current BJP-led NDA authorities.
