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After checkmating BJP in Bihar, Nitish and

Lalu plan a bigger anti-Modi alliance

Nitish Kumar reiterates call for Opposition unity ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

OUR BUREAU to Patna from Delhi on Wednesday
and met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
Patna/New Delhi
Kumar for the first time since RJD
ihar Chief Minister Nitish returned to power in the state where
Kumar on Wednesday reiter- Kumar formed a new Mahagath-
Bated his call for Opposition bandhan government after breaking
unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha the alliance with Bharatiya Janata
elections. The Chief Minister, in his Party.
address in the Assembly ahead of the Bihar Deputy Chief Minister
trust vote of the new Mahagathband- Tejaswhi Yadav who is Lalu Prasad’s
han government in the state, alleged son took to Twitter shared pictures
that the BJP “creates trouble” in of the meeting between the two lead-
society and the Opposition will visit ers. “Respected chief minister Nitish
every nook and corner of the country Kumar ji reached to meet the na-
and make people and society aware tional president (RJD) Lalu Prasad
of the wrong policies implemented Yadav,” Tejaswi tweeted. Tej Prat-
by the government including the dis- ap Yadav and Rabri Devi were also
crimination on the basis of religion. present on the occasion.
Nitish Kumar won the vote of Before taking oath as chief min-
confidence with ease. The Bihar Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and state Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav greet the state ister, Nitish Kumar had spoken with
Grand Alliance has a combined RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav
strength of 163. Its effective strength Assembly working Speaker Maheshwar Hazari before the floor test of the Grand Alliance and discussed the political devel-
climbed to 164 after Independent government in Patna Wednesday (ANI) opments. Kumar and his deputy -
MLA Sumit Kumar Singh extended RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav took oath on
its support to Nitish Kumar. August 10.
“We (RJD and JDU) have taken Earlier, when Nitish Kumar
the pledge to work together for the broke the alliance with BJP, Lalu Ya-
development of Bihar. Leaders from dav hailed Kumar for his decision to
across the country called me and split from the NDA and reunite with
congratulated me on this decision the Mahagathbandhan to form the
and I urged all of them to fight to- new government in the state.
gether in the 2024 elections. Is there In July, Lalu Prasad, who has
any work being done by Delhi (Cen- been out from prison on bail from
tre)? Only advertisement is being April last year in the fodder scam
done,” Kumar said. case, was admitted to the AIIMS hos-
Questioning the BJP’s role in the pital in New Delhi after he suffered
freedom struggle of the country, the a fracture in his shoulder. The RJD
Bihar CM alleged that they will “fin- leader was discharged on July 22.
ish even Bapu” (Mahatma Gandhi). A total of 31 ministers were in-
During the session, some Bihar ducted into the Bihar cabinet from
BJP MLAs walked out of the State various parties that are part of the
Legislative Assembly. Reacting to Nitish Kumar meets with Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD ) President Lalu Prasad Yadav in Patna Mahagathbandhan or the Grand
this, the Chief Minister said that they Alliance in the state. On August 16,
“must have got orders from your su- (ANI) the new Ministers were administered
perior bosses” to say things against the oath of office and secrecy by Bi-
him. Nitish Kumar meets with Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD ) President Lalu Prasad Yadav in Patna (ANI) har Governor Phagu Chauhan at Raj
Earlier, Bharatiya Janta Par- Bhavan.
ty’s Vijay Kumar Sinha resigned as “I would like to tell you that your Prime Minister Narendra Modi must The RJD got 16 ministerial
the Speaker of the Bihar Assembly berths while the Janata Dal (United)
ahead of a floor test to prove the ma- no-confidence motion is unclear. be ousted from power. got 11.
jority of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ alli- Eight of the nine letters, which were “We have to oust the dictatorial From RJD, Deputy chief minis-
ance government led by chief minis- received were not as per rule,” said government. Hatana hai, Modi ko ter Tejashwi Yadav’s brother Tej Prat-
ter Nitish Kumar. Sinha. hatana hai,” RJD chief Lalu Prasad ap Yadav, Samir Kumar Mahaseth,
Sinha had earlier said the no- Aiming to hit another home said on Wednesday when asked by Chandrashekhar, Kumar Sarvajeet,
tice for the motion, received at the run in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal reporters about the 2024 general Lalit Yadav, Surendra Prasad Yadav,
Vidhan Sabha secretariat was un- (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Ya- elections, which the Modi-led cen- Ramanand Yadav, Jitendra Kumar
clear and did not follow the rules and dav has slammed the “dictatorial” tral government is seeking to win for Rai, Anita Devi and Sudhakar Singh
regulations. government at the Centre and said the third time. Lalu Prasad returned and Alok Mehta took oath.

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