By PTI
NEW DELHI: Amid the excitement that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may emerge as a major ministerial candidate, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday stated if thought of by the Opposition, the JD(U) chief is perhaps a “strong candidate” as he enjoys “immense goodwill” on the bottom.
In an interview with PTI, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Yadav additionally stated the BJP’s narrative that “jungle raj” might be again with the return of the Mahagathbandhan authorities was a “tired discourse” and a “classic case” of “crying wolf”.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief stated the approaching to energy of the Mahagathbandhan authorities with the JD(U), the RJD, the Congress and different events uniting “augurs well for opposition unity”.
“It signals that most of the Opposition parties recognise the larger challenge before the country the hegemony of the BJP, where on the back of money, media, and (administrative) machinery power, they are determined to stamp out all diversity from the Indian society as well as from the political spectrum,” he alleged.
It can be a query of regional illustration and social justice and improvement points on the stage of states, Yadav stated.
“For all their talk of cooperative federalism, the BJP’s attempt has been to consistently ignore regional disparities. Bihar needs special attention nobody can deny it. But have we got anything from the Centre? Not quite,” he stated.
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Yadav asserted that regional events and different progressive political teams should look past their slim positive aspects and losses and save the republic, asserting that it will likely be very tough to rebuild if “we don’t stop the destruction in its tracks now”.
Asked if Kumar is best-suited to be prime ministerial candidate for 2024 polls and if he may very well be the Opposition’s nominee, Yadav stated, “I leave this question for Honourable Nitish ji. I cannot claim to speak on behalf of the entire Opposition, however, if considered, respected Nitish ji definitely might be a strong candidate.”
For the final 50 years, he has been a social and political activist, having participated in JP and reservation actions, Yadav stated.
“He (Kumar) has more than 37 years of vast parliamentary and administrative experience and enjoys immense goodwill on the ground as well as among his peers,” the RJD chief stated.
Kumar’s resolution to interrupt ties with the BJP, his ally since 1996 aside from the interval between 2013 and 2017, has fuelled hypothesis about his prime ministerial bid.
Asked in regards to the a number of antagonistic feedback he had made about Kumar when the JD(U) chief was in alliance with the BJP, Yadav stated if one appears on the similarities and variations between them from a historic, nationwide, up to date and regional perspective, one will discover a assembly of minds and targets.
“We have emerged from the same churn of socialist movements and broadly share the same values. Sometimes there have been issues but none that are irreconcilable,” he stated.
“Our comments against the previous government were made in the capacity of a responsive opposition. All the interventions made by me and my party colleagues were to make sure the government heard the people’s concerns and voices,” he asserted.
On the BJP’s barb that “jungle raj” will return in Bihar, Yadav stated it’s a traditional case of “crying wolf”.
“It’s a tired discourse. Please mark my words people understand and see through these tactics to divert attention and mislead. One, this is the age of social media and friends in mainstream media are not the only ones who control the discourse,” he stated.
Now, younger individuals and energetic residents can instantly recognise propaganda and counter it, the Bihar deputy chief minister asserted.
“The ball is in the court of the mainstream media also instead of doing ‘he said, she said’ they should do their own checks. If the BJP says it is going to rain, friends in the mainstream media would do well to look outside the window and check for themselves if it would rain, instead of donning their raincoats and umbrellas and asking us if we think it’s going to rain,” Yadav stated.
Asked about BJP chief Sushil Modi’s allegations towards the brand new Mahagathbandhan authorities and calling him a de facto CM, Yadav stated everyone seems to be free to say what they need however it doesn’t suggest that “we have to take such things seriously”.
“Respected Nitish ji is the Chief Minister and I’ll work with him to the best of my capacity,” he stated.
On his promise of 10 lakh jobs and the speak round it, Yadav stated, “We have started in earnest, firstly, by deciding to fill up existing vacancies on a priority basis. Thereafter, we will have a programme that will focus on incentivising job creation in various sectors where Bihar has an advantage. While we get on with our work, I’ll appeal to the Union government again to give Bihar special consideration the state has waited far too long. I want to remind respected PM Modi of the promises he made to the people of Bihar before both the general elections and the assembly elections,” he stated.
Kumar took oath as chief minister together with Yadav, who has been designated deputy CM, earlier this month after the JD(U) snapped ties with the BJP and joined fingers with the RJD, the Congress and another events to kind the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ authorities.
NEW DELHI: Amid the excitement that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may emerge as a major ministerial candidate, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday stated if thought of by the Opposition, the JD(U) chief is perhaps a “strong candidate” as he enjoys “immense goodwill” on the bottom.
In an interview with PTI, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Yadav additionally stated the BJP’s narrative that “jungle raj” might be again with the return of the Mahagathbandhan authorities was a “tired discourse” and a “classic case” of “crying wolf”.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief stated the approaching to energy of the Mahagathbandhan authorities with the JD(U), the RJD, the Congress and different events uniting “augurs well for opposition unity”.
“It signals that most of the Opposition parties recognise the larger challenge before the country the hegemony of the BJP, where on the back of money, media, and (administrative) machinery power, they are determined to stamp out all diversity from the Indian society as well as from the political spectrum,” he alleged.
It can be a query of regional illustration and social justice and improvement points on the stage of states, Yadav stated.
“For all their talk of cooperative federalism, the BJP’s attempt has been to consistently ignore regional disparities. Bihar needs special attention nobody can deny it. But have we got anything from the Centre? Not quite,” he stated.
READ HERE | ‘Nitish Kumar’s resolution to kind Mahagathbandhan authorities slap on BJP’s face’: Tejashwi after assembly Sonia
Yadav asserted that regional events and different progressive political teams should look past their slim positive aspects and losses and save the republic, asserting that it will likely be very tough to rebuild if “we don’t stop the destruction in its tracks now”.
Asked if Kumar is best-suited to be prime ministerial candidate for 2024 polls and if he may very well be the Opposition’s nominee, Yadav stated, “I leave this question for Honourable Nitish ji. I cannot claim to speak on behalf of the entire Opposition, however, if considered, respected Nitish ji definitely might be a strong candidate.”
For the final 50 years, he has been a social and political activist, having participated in JP and reservation actions, Yadav stated.
“He (Kumar) has more than 37 years of vast parliamentary and administrative experience and enjoys immense goodwill on the ground as well as among his peers,” the RJD chief stated.
Kumar’s resolution to interrupt ties with the BJP, his ally since 1996 aside from the interval between 2013 and 2017, has fuelled hypothesis about his prime ministerial bid.
Asked in regards to the a number of antagonistic feedback he had made about Kumar when the JD(U) chief was in alliance with the BJP, Yadav stated if one appears on the similarities and variations between them from a historic, nationwide, up to date and regional perspective, one will discover a assembly of minds and targets.
“We have emerged from the same churn of socialist movements and broadly share the same values. Sometimes there have been issues but none that are irreconcilable,” he stated.
“Our comments against the previous government were made in the capacity of a responsive opposition. All the interventions made by me and my party colleagues were to make sure the government heard the people’s concerns and voices,” he asserted.
On the BJP’s barb that “jungle raj” will return in Bihar, Yadav stated it’s a traditional case of “crying wolf”.
“It’s a tired discourse. Please mark my words people understand and see through these tactics to divert attention and mislead. One, this is the age of social media and friends in mainstream media are not the only ones who control the discourse,” he stated.
Now, younger individuals and energetic residents can instantly recognise propaganda and counter it, the Bihar deputy chief minister asserted.
“The ball is in the court of the mainstream media also instead of doing ‘he said, she said’ they should do their own checks. If the BJP says it is going to rain, friends in the mainstream media would do well to look outside the window and check for themselves if it would rain, instead of donning their raincoats and umbrellas and asking us if we think it’s going to rain,” Yadav stated.
Asked about BJP chief Sushil Modi’s allegations towards the brand new Mahagathbandhan authorities and calling him a de facto CM, Yadav stated everyone seems to be free to say what they need however it doesn’t suggest that “we have to take such things seriously”.
“Respected Nitish ji is the Chief Minister and I’ll work with him to the best of my capacity,” he stated.
On his promise of 10 lakh jobs and the speak round it, Yadav stated, “We have started in earnest, firstly, by deciding to fill up existing vacancies on a priority basis. Thereafter, we will have a programme that will focus on incentivising job creation in various sectors where Bihar has an advantage. While we get on with our work, I’ll appeal to the Union government again to give Bihar special consideration the state has waited far too long. I want to remind respected PM Modi of the promises he made to the people of Bihar before both the general elections and the assembly elections,” he stated.
Kumar took oath as chief minister together with Yadav, who has been designated deputy CM, earlier this month after the JD(U) snapped ties with the BJP and joined fingers with the RJD, the Congress and another events to kind the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ authorities.
