RJD's door is closed for Nitish: Tejashwi

June 26, 2018 19:29

Claiming that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was feeling "uncomfortable" in the BJP-led NDA, the Bihar's opposition RJD today said "the door is closed" for his return to the grand alliance.

Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav also rubbished suggestions here by the leaders of the RJD's ally Congress that Kumar's return to the "mahagathbandhan" could be considered if he chose to snap ties with the BJP.

"They are not authorised to take a decision in this regard," Tejashwi told reporters.

"After Kumar ditched us last year and rejoined the NDA, he tried to sell the idea to the people of Bihar that he had the welfare of the state in mind and that with the NDA in power both at the Centre and in the state, Bihar would be equipped with a double engine that will speed up its development. Nothing of that sort has happened," Yadav, the younger son of RJD president Lalu Prasad, said.

"Even his hopes for grant of a special category status, or at least a special economic package, have been dashed. The Centre has snubbed him on this count and despite being an alliance partner, he is not in a position to confront the BJP on the issue," ," alleged the RJD heir apparent.

"In this backdrop, it seems, he (Kumar) is making up his mind for yet another turnaround. The recent assertions by the leaders of his party that the JD(U) was the big brother in the NDA and that it should be given more seats in the next Lok Sabha polls point to that direction," he said.

-- PTI

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