Neither ‘claimant nor desirous’ for PM’s submit, working for united Opposition: Nitish Kumar
By PTI
NEW DELHI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met a number of opposition leaders, together with these from the Left and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, and claimed that he’s neither a claimant for the prime minister’s submit nor desirous of it.
After assembly CPI-M common secretary Sitaram Yechury, Kumar, who’s on his first go to to the nationwide capital after snapping ties with the BJP-led NDA final month, asserted that his focus is to carry collectively all opposition events.
It is time for the Left events, the Congress and all regional events to return collectively to type a united opposition, Kumar instructed reporters, amid hypothesis that his social gathering is eying the management position for him in a proposed united entrance in opposition to the BJP within the run as much as the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
He can be anticipated to satisfy Samajwadi Party’s Mulayam Singh Yadav and INLD’s Om Prakash Chautala.
The JD-U chief additionally met CPI common secretary D Raja.
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“I have had a long association with the CPI-M from my younger days. You all have not seen me, but whenever I used to come to Delhi, I used to come to this office. Today we are all together again. Our entire focus is to unite all Left parties, the regional parties, Congress. This will be a big deal if all of us come together,” he mentioned.
Asked about his aspirations to change into prime minister, Kumar mentioned, “This is wrong. I am not a claimant for the post, nor am I desirous of it.”
According to Yechury, Kumar’s return to the Opposition fold and his need to be a part of a battle in opposition to the BJP is a good sign for Indian politics.
“First, the agenda is to unite all parties, not to decide on the PM candidate. When the time comes we will decide the PM candidate and let you all know,” he mentioned.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was additionally current in Kumar’s assembly with AAP chief Kejriwal, whose equations with a number of different opposition events just like the Congress are removed from easy.
JD(U) chief Sanjay Jha accompanied Kumar in his conferences.
“Many thanks to Nitish ji for visiting my residence. Discussion was held on many serious issues related to the country like education, health, ‘operation lotus’, open horse-trading of MLAs to topple popularly elected governments, and increasing unrestrained corruption, unemployment and corruption for BJP dispensations,” Kejriwal tweeted whereas attacking the saffron social gathering.
The assembly between the 2 leaders lasted for practically 90 minutes.
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The Bihar chief minister had met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi at his residence on Monday.
Kumar has maintained that any opposition alliance in opposition to the BJP should embody the Congress and the Left, a competition that isn’t totally shared by the AAP, Mamata Banerjee’s TMC and Ok Chandrashekar Rao’s TRS.
JD(U) spokesperson Ok C Tyagi asserted the Congress and the Left events are an “essential component” of any non-BJP formation as he famous that his social gathering has authorised Kumar to take required steps to carry collectively all opposition events.
The state’s longest serving chief minister additionally expressed his due to the Congress and Left leaders for his or her assist to him after he snapped ties with the BJP.
Though he has consistently tried to minimize the thrill about his prime ministerial bid, there was a clamour inside his social gathering that Kumar is essentially the most applicable candidate to tackle the mantle of the opposition management as a consequence of his huge expertise and clear picture.
NEW DELHI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met a number of opposition leaders, together with these from the Left and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, and claimed that he’s neither a claimant for the prime minister’s submit nor desirous of it.
After assembly CPI-M common secretary Sitaram Yechury, Kumar, who’s on his first go to to the nationwide capital after snapping ties with the BJP-led NDA final month, asserted that his focus is to carry collectively all opposition events.
It is time for the Left events, the Congress and all regional events to return collectively to type a united opposition, Kumar instructed reporters, amid hypothesis that his social gathering is eying the management position for him in a proposed united entrance in opposition to the BJP within the run as much as the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
He can be anticipated to satisfy Samajwadi Party’s Mulayam Singh Yadav and INLD’s Om Prakash Chautala.
The JD-U chief additionally met CPI common secretary D Raja.
ALSO READ | HDK meets Nitish Kumar in Delhi, seems to be at reviving Janata Parivar
“I have had a long association with the CPI-M from my younger days. You all have not seen me, but whenever I used to come to Delhi, I used to come to this office. Today we are all together again. Our entire focus is to unite all Left parties, the regional parties, Congress. This will be a big deal if all of us come together,” he mentioned.
Asked about his aspirations to change into prime minister, Kumar mentioned, “This is wrong. I am not a claimant for the post, nor am I desirous of it.”
According to Yechury, Kumar’s return to the Opposition fold and his need to be a part of a battle in opposition to the BJP is a good sign for Indian politics.
“First, the agenda is to unite all parties, not to decide on the PM candidate. When the time comes we will decide the PM candidate and let you all know,” he mentioned.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was additionally current in Kumar’s assembly with AAP chief Kejriwal, whose equations with a number of different opposition events just like the Congress are removed from easy.
JD(U) chief Sanjay Jha accompanied Kumar in his conferences.
“Many thanks to Nitish ji for visiting my residence. Discussion was held on many serious issues related to the country like education, health, ‘operation lotus’, open horse-trading of MLAs to topple popularly elected governments, and increasing unrestrained corruption, unemployment and corruption for BJP dispensations,” Kejriwal tweeted whereas attacking the saffron social gathering.
The assembly between the 2 leaders lasted for practically 90 minutes.
OPINION | Opposition wants kingmaker to battle the king
The Bihar chief minister had met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi at his residence on Monday.
Kumar has maintained that any opposition alliance in opposition to the BJP should embody the Congress and the Left, a competition that isn’t totally shared by the AAP, Mamata Banerjee’s TMC and Ok Chandrashekar Rao’s TRS.
JD(U) spokesperson Ok C Tyagi asserted the Congress and the Left events are an “essential component” of any non-BJP formation as he famous that his social gathering has authorised Kumar to take required steps to carry collectively all opposition events.
The state’s longest serving chief minister additionally expressed his due to the Congress and Left leaders for his or her assist to him after he snapped ties with the BJP.
Though he has consistently tried to minimize the thrill about his prime ministerial bid, there was a clamour inside his social gathering that Kumar is essentially the most applicable candidate to tackle the mantle of the opposition management as a consequence of his huge expertise and clear picture.
