Baseless and Without Any Substance : Nitish Kumar Rubbishes RJD s Claim of Split in JDU
FOLLOW US ON:
The opposition RJDs claim of an impending split in the ruling Janata Dal (United) in Bihar on Wednesday met with an outright rebuttal by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, its de facto leader. Baseless and lacking any substance was how Kumar described the claim made by Shyam Rajak, a former member of his cabinet who had joined the RJD ahead of the recent assembly polls.
Rajak, who switched sides upon expulsion from the JD(U) for anti-party activities, had claimed earlier in the day that 17 MLAs of Kumar s party, more than a third of its strength in the assembly, were willing to join the RJD. The former JD(U) national general secretary, who was the party s deputy leader in the previous assembly, had said that the rebellious MLAs were uncomfortable in the face of a domineering BJP and Kumar s alleged capitulation.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday claimed that 17 MLAs of the ruling JD-U were in touch with them to topple the Nitish Kumar government and to join the opposition party in Bihar. The Janata Dal-United, however, strongly denied the RJD claim.
Addressing the media, RJD leader Shyam Rajak said: Many JD-U MLAs are upset with the BJP s style of functioning. The JD-U MLAs are upset over the manner in which the BJP is dominating the ruling alliance and taking swift decisions. The JD-U leaders do not want to allow the BJP to dominate their party; so, 17 MLAs of their MLAs are in constant touch with the RJD.
Is Nitish Kumar In Trouble? RJD Claims 17 JD(U) MLAs Willing To Switch Sides They (JDU MLAs) are all feeling stifled in the current dispensation and are willing to switch sides as soon as possible, RJD leader Shyam Rajak said
PTI 30 December 2020 PTI PTI 2020-12-30T14:51:21+05:30 Is Nitish Kumar In Trouble? RJD Claims 17 JD(U) MLAs Willing To Switch Sides outlookindia.com 2020-12-30T14:56:48+05:30
Also read
Defection of JD(U) MLAs to the BJP in Arunachal Pradesh and the resultant cold vibes between the partners in the ruling coalition in Bihar, seems to have kindled fresh hopes in the RJD which is heading the Opposition in Bihar.
Express News Service
PATNA: A day after RJD leader Shayam Rajak’s startling disclosure about 17 Janata Dal (United) MLAs being in touch with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Chief Minister Nitish Kumar strongly dismissed rumours of discontent within his party.
On the sidelines of a local event, Nitish stoutly denied his party MLAs were in contact with the opposition RJD. “All this is nonsense and all such rumours are false,” he told the media when asked about Rajak’s claim. Reports of discomfiture in the JD(U) camp surfaced after the Arunachal Pradesh episode involving the defection of six MLAs of Nitish’s party to the BJP the senior ally in Bihar’s ruling NDA.
RJD leader Shyam Rajak (Left) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo/ANI)
RJD leader claims 17 MLAs of JDU in touch with party; Bihar CM Nitish Kumar terms it totally baseless ANI | Updated: Dec 30, 2020 18:11 IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 30 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday dismissed as totally baseless the claim by opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Shyam Rajak who said that 17 MLAs of ruling Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) are in touch with the RJD and more will cross over very soon.
While talking to ANI, Rajak, who joined the RJD before the Assembly elections said that the defection of the MLAs has been put on hold since the RJD hoped that more would like to follow suit.