Nitish Kumar publicly expresses frustration with Congress putting itself ahead of INDI Alliance – Firstpost

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar hit out at his INDI alliance partner Congress, saying all members of the bloc are working together to strengthen the grand old party of country, but that this does not interest him “at the moment”.

Kumar also pointed out that the INDI alliance was formed after intense discussions, but the Congress does not have much interest in the alliance at the moment.

Addressing a rally in Bihar’s Patna on Thursday, Kumar said, “Little work (of INDIA bloc) is being done at the moment due to Assembly polls in five states, and the Congress is doing it.” is more interesting. »

“We (opposition parties) were all working towards strengthening the Congress, but they are not interested in that at the moment because of the Assembly elections,” the Bihar CM said at a rally organized in Patna by the Communist Party of India (CPI). which had the evocative theme “Bhaajpa hataao Desh bachao” (dislodge the BJP from power, save the country).

VIDEO | “Little work (of the Indian alliance) is being done at the moment due to the assembly elections in five states (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram), and the Congress is more interested in it. All of us (the opposition parties) were working to… pic.twitter.com/SWNlUwSN1w

– Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 2, 2023

The Congress is an important member of the opposition-led Indian bloc, but in his statement, Nitish Kumar claimed that the party was not interested in sharing seats and moving the alliance forward as it appears to be entirely occupied by the legislative elections in 2017. five states.

Parliamentary elections are expected to be held in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram in November next year.

Speaking in the presence of senior leaders, including CPI general secretary D Raja, Kumar recalled that the parties opposed to the present regime had come together to form the new coalition.

During his speech, Kumar also spoke about the alleged muzzling of the media by the current regime at the Centre, saying that the good work done by his government in the state had not been given adequate coverage.

With the contribution of agencies