Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader Vijay Choudhary said on Saturday that people from minority communities in the state need not fear the new NDA government led by BJP leader Samrat Choudhary.
The Janata Dal (United) has convened a meeting of its legislative party on April 20, where a new leader is likely to be elected to fill the leadership vacuum, which has emerged since Nitish Kumar stepped down as Chief Minister and moved to the Rajya Sabha.
Leading the protesting legislators at the Bihar Legislative Council, former Chief Minister Rabri Devi strongly attacked the government over rising crime, violence against women, and issues concerning students.
Addressing party workers on the occasion of Jananayak Karpoori Thakur’s death anniversary in Patna, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly asserted the resilience of the RJD, outlined a roadmap for the party’s future political course, and reiterated his commitment to upholding Karpoori Thakur’s principles.
"A section of voters has been upset over the Agniveer scheme. Our party wants those shortcomings which have been questioned by the public to be discussed in detail and removed," senior JD(U) Leader K C Tyagi said.
"The Nitish Kumar government has carried out so many public welfare works during his last tenure from 2015 to 2020. Still, the party won only 43 seats. Such a dismal result came not due to our failure, but because the conspirators executed the plan well against us," Vijay Chaudhary.
Addressing the Press, Bablu Mahato, chairman of the election committee of JDU West Bengal, said, “Bihar and Bengal have different political landscapes and hence we do not feel it is mandatory to strike an alliance with the BJP here.”
The opposition has alleged that sanction for his prosecution was granted by then Governor of the state and that a FIR had been registered, leading to his suspension from the party for some time in 2017.
Notwithstanding its victory, which was a narrow one, the BJP is aware that it now facing a doughty challenger in Tejashwi, who may well become the oppositions new mascot. This possibility is all the greater because Rahul Gandhi has failed to make an impact in Bihar. Not only has his party proved to be a liability for the mahagathbandhan, his own rallies proved to be far less effective than those of Tejashwi
The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal has started protesting against the rally in the lockdown by clanging utensils.
