Stung by Nitish Kumar’s ‘betrayal’ , BJP stages protest in Bihar
The Hindu
The Maha Dharna staged in front of the party office and was attended by all BJP MPs and MLAs.
Stripped of power in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, staged a massive demonstration condemning the “betrayal” of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose similar volte face five years ago had helped it join the government through the proverbial “back door”.
The Maha Dharna (massive demonstration) staged in front of the party office at Birchand Patel Marg was attended by all BJP MPs and MLAs from Bihar who vowed to “expose” the 71-year-old JD(U) leader through agitations scheduled at district and block levels later this week.
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“There is no other reason for the turnaround except his Prime Ministerial ambitions which make him envious of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He should first try to win a state election on his own, without using an alliance as a crutch”, said Union minister Giriraj Singh, the Chief Minister's best known detractor in the State.
The party rank and file seemed bewildered at the sudden turn of events which has taken the spotlight away from the Har Ghar Tiranga programme which the BJP was planning to hold with much fanfare.
Mr. Kumar had on Tuesday pulled the plug on Janata Dal (U)'s alliance with the BJP and resigned, and followed it up by staking claim to form a new government with support of the opposition Grand Alliance.
The development appears to have swept the BJP off its feet in Bihar where it had organised its first ever joint national executive of the party's seven wings (morchas), attended by party president J.P. Nadda and, most importantly, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, only last month.
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