BJP unfold rumours about assaults on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu: JD(U)

By PTI

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Thursday charged the BJP with spreading “rumours” of assaults on migrant employees in Tamil Nadu with a watch on “electoral gains.”

JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan additionally mentioned that although his celebration didn’t favour criticising the nation on overseas soil, it felt that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was nicely inside his rights to specific his anxieties about “threats to democracy in India” throughout his Cambridge tour.

“It has turned out that nothing had happened in Tamil Nadu. And just look at the people who have been booked and arrested for spreading rumours,” mentioned the JD(U) chief, referring to instances being lodged in opposition to quite a lot of BJP leaders by the DMK authorities within the southern state.

“So, this is the character of the BJP. Rumour-mongering, and coercion of parties opposed to it, all for electoral gains. But it is making a mistake. People of the country are now conscious enough to see through their designs,” mentioned the JD(U) president, whose celebration snapped ties with the saffron celebration lower than a 12 months in the past.

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Asked concerning the controversy triggered by Rahul Gandhi’s remarks overseas, Lalan, whose celebration is now aligned with the Congress, mentioned “we believe the problems in the country are best discussed on the home soil, which offers a very large stage. We do not think one’s own country should be criticised on foreign soil,” mentioned the JD(U) nationwide president, nevertheless, hastened so as to add “we also hold that Rahul Gandhi is well within his rights to express his anxieties about the threats to democracy in India. And the threats are, indeed, real. This is a fact borne out by the Supreme Court’s recent judgement on the appointment of Election Commissioners.”

He additionally sought to make gentle of speculations that Chirag Paswan, a recognized detractor of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Upendra Kushwaha, who just lately rebelled in opposition to the JD(U) supreme chief and give up the celebration, have been prone to be a part of the BJP-led NDA.

“Just recall the 2015 assembly polls when these people were very much with the BJP. They performed dismally,” Lalan mentioned referring to the high-decibel elections which noticed the NDA being trounced by the ‘Mahagathbandhan'(Grand Alliance) that had come into being with Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and the Congress becoming a member of palms.

He additionally mentioned that the BJP’s ‘jod tod’ (makes an attempt to separate different events) was at work in Nagaland the place the lone JD(U) MLA ended up providing assist to the newly shaped authorities of which the saffron celebration was an element.

“Since we hold that we can have no relationship with the BJP, we held the Nagaland unit guilty of gross indiscipline and decided to dissolve it. The BJP had earlier broken away our MLAs in Arunachal, too. In Bihar, they wanted to do to us what they had succeeded in doing in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. But we got wind of their plans in time”, alleged Lalan, referring to final 12 months’s upheaval.

“The BJP has no scruples. Its sole concern is power. Just look at Meghalaya where they had been accusing the government of being the most corrupt. Now the same dispensation has returned to power and the BJP’s top leaders flew down to attend the oath-taking ceremony,” mentioned the JD(U) chief.

“The BJP has had no achievement to showcase despite having been in power at the Centre for so many years. Everywhere it keeps talking about the Ujjwala Yojana, which has been a failure as expensive gas cylinders make it impossible for beneficiaries to go in for a refill. Another scheme they rave about is the Ayushman Bharat. They should release data of how many people have benefited from the promise of Rs five lakh health insurance cover,” demanded the JD(U) president.

The BJP can be attempting to shrink back from the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into allegations in opposition to the Adani group which is being accused of the most important company fraud in historical past, the JD(U) chief mentioned.

“On the other hand, it keeps harassing its opponents through vindictive use of agencies like CBI, ED and Income Tax department,” he alleged.

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Thursday charged the BJP with spreading “rumours” of assaults on migrant employees in Tamil Nadu with a watch on “electoral gains.”

JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan additionally mentioned that although his celebration didn’t favour criticising the nation on overseas soil, it felt that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was nicely inside his rights to specific his anxieties about “threats to democracy in India” throughout his Cambridge tour.

“It has turned out that nothing had happened in Tamil Nadu. And just look at the people who have been booked and arrested for spreading rumours,” mentioned the JD(U) chief, referring to instances being lodged in opposition to quite a lot of BJP leaders by the DMK authorities within the southern state.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“So, this is the character of the BJP. Rumour-mongering, and coercion of parties opposed to it, all for electoral gains. But it is making a mistake. People of the country are now conscious enough to see through their designs,” mentioned the JD(U) president, whose celebration snapped ties with the saffron celebration lower than a 12 months in the past.

ALSO READ | Bihar officers glad with migrants’ security in Tamil Nadu

Asked concerning the controversy triggered by Rahul Gandhi’s remarks overseas, Lalan, whose celebration is now aligned with the Congress, mentioned “we believe the problems in the country are best discussed on the home soil, which offers a very large stage. We do not think one’s own country should be criticised on foreign soil,” mentioned the JD(U) nationwide president, nevertheless, hastened so as to add “we also hold that Rahul Gandhi is well within his rights to express his anxieties about the threats to democracy in India. And the threats are, indeed, real. This is a fact borne out by the Supreme Court’s recent judgement on the appointment of Election Commissioners.”

He additionally sought to make gentle of speculations that Chirag Paswan, a recognized detractor of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Upendra Kushwaha, who just lately rebelled in opposition to the JD(U) supreme chief and give up the celebration, have been prone to be a part of the BJP-led NDA.

“Just recall the 2015 assembly polls when these people were very much with the BJP. They performed dismally,” Lalan mentioned referring to the high-decibel elections which noticed the NDA being trounced by the ‘Mahagathbandhan'(Grand Alliance) that had come into being with Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and the Congress becoming a member of palms.

He additionally mentioned that the BJP’s ‘jod tod’ (makes an attempt to separate different events) was at work in Nagaland the place the lone JD(U) MLA ended up providing assist to the newly shaped authorities of which the saffron celebration was an element.

“Since we hold that we can have no relationship with the BJP, we held the Nagaland unit guilty of gross indiscipline and decided to dissolve it. The BJP had earlier broken away our MLAs in Arunachal, too. In Bihar, they wanted to do to us what they had succeeded in doing in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. But we got wind of their plans in time”, alleged Lalan, referring to final 12 months’s upheaval.

“The BJP has no scruples. Its sole concern is power. Just look at Meghalaya where they had been accusing the government of being the most corrupt. Now the same dispensation has returned to power and the BJP’s top leaders flew down to attend the oath-taking ceremony,” mentioned the JD(U) chief.

“The BJP has had no achievement to showcase despite having been in power at the Centre for so many years. Everywhere it keeps talking about the Ujjwala Yojana, which has been a failure as expensive gas cylinders make it impossible for beneficiaries to go in for a refill. Another scheme they rave about is the Ayushman Bharat. They should release data of how many people have benefited from the promise of Rs five lakh health insurance cover,” demanded the JD(U) president.

The BJP can be attempting to shrink back from the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into allegations in opposition to the Adani group which is being accused of the most important company fraud in historical past, the JD(U) chief mentioned.

“On the other hand, it keeps harassing its opponents through vindictive use of agencies like CBI, ED and Income Tax department,” he alleged.