Patna:

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Wednesday asserted that it used to be “no longer petrified of ED and CBI” following its break-up with the BJP, which laws the Centre and is incessantly accused via the opposition of misusing investigating companies.

JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, who addressed a press convention right here to respond to the BJP’s fee of “betrayal”, accused the previous best friend of getting deceived the coalition dharma “via weaning away our MLAs in Arunachal Pradesh, who had been already supporting their govt”.

Mr Lalan additionally mocked former deputy leader minister Sushil Kumar Modi for claiming that Nitish Kumar were given miffed over no longer being regarded as for the vp’s put up.

“He has been shunted via the BJP as a punishment for the shut members of the family he shared with Nitish Kumar. May such antics carry him some extent of political rehabilitation,” Mr Lalan stated.

Sushil Modi had made the allegation at a press convention previous within the day. Besides the JD(U), he drew flak from the RJD which has now develop into a part of the brand new ruling coalition.

“Sushil Kumar Modi had alleged police attack when Lalu Prasad used to be the CM. He were given himself bandaged but if Lalu Yadav challenged him to turn his wounds he by no means agreed as a result of that may have uncovered him. He is a ordinary liar,” alleged RJD nationwide vp Shivanand Tiwary who has recognized Mr Modi, Mr Kumar and Mr Prasad for the reason that Nineteen Seventies.

To a query on Nitish Kumar having stated that had Sushil Kumar Modi been round, issues do not have come to one of these cross between JD(U) and BJP, Mr Lalan stated: “It is right that previous timers are being side-lined within the birthday party in order that the beliefs espoused via Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L Okay Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi might be buried. Many state leaders of that duration were changed with those that can trip on folks’s ft”.

Mr Lalan used to be additionally requested whether or not parting tactics with the BJP would make the JD(U) prone to alleged political vendetta thru probe companies.

“Let them unharness the companies. We aren’t scared of the CBI and ED. Only those that run corporations want to are living in worry. We rely at the wage we draw as MPs or MLAs but even so different prison resources of private source of revenue for survival,” answered the Lok Sabha member.

He additionally stated the birthday party’s choice to snap ties with the BJP used to be “supported via all, together with those that may just no longer attend the day past’s assembly, like Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh who spoke to me over the phone to put across that he’ll at all times again Nitish Kumar.”

The JD(U) leader accused the BJP of getting used the LJP, then headed via Chirag Paswan, “to box its personal rebels in opposition to our applicants” within the remaining meeting polls.

Mr Lalan additionally reiterated the allegation that former JD(U) president RCP Singh had develop into the BJP’s “agent”. However, when requested whether or not the ex-Union minister attempted to separate the birthday party, he asserted: “Nobody could cause fissures in our ranks”.

“They (BJP) accuse us of betraying the mandate. Why did they agree to sign up for Nitish Kumar’s govt in 2017? He had received the meeting polls because the Grand Alliance’s Chief Ministerial candidate. They higher no longer discuss coalition dharma after what they did to us in Arunachal,” he fumed.

Six JD(U) MLAs joined the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh in December 2020.

“The BJP will face an uphill job in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. More than 30 in their MPs are from adjacent states of Bihar and West Bengal the place they are going to draw a clean and lose majority which can sound the demise knell for the tanashahi (dictatorship),” stated the JD(U) leader.

He additionally reminded the BJP that it might win handiest 53 seats within the 2015 meeting polls “when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had himself held a file choice of 42 rallies”.

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