Accompanied with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Home Minister and senior BJP chief Amit Shah on October 11, 2022 reached socialist icon Jayaprakash Narayan’s beginning place at his ancestral village Sitab Diara in Saran district, located on the border of Bihar and U.P., and slammed ruling alliance social gathering leaders Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, with out taking their names.
“The ruling party leaders of Bihar today are taking names of JP (Jayaprakash Narayan) but sitting in the lap of Congress party. JP had not done anything in his life for power but some people today are changing sides for power”, Mr Shah slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in a veiled reference.
“For power they discarded JP’s principles”, added Mr Shah.
“Now people of Bihar have to decide whether they wish to have Narendra Modi government which runs on JP’s principles or, those who have digressed from his principles for power”, mentioned Mr Shah who had visited Bihar second time in final one month after JD(U) snapped its ties with BJP in August this yr to type mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) authorities with RJD, Congress, Left and different smaller events.
Both Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad have been product of JP’s complete revolution andolan (agitation). “They talk about JP’s principles but have gone to the Congress party against whom JP fought with”, mentioned Mr Shah.
Earlier on September 23-24 , Mr Shah had visited Seemanchal (border) districts of Purnia and Kishanganj in Bihar the place he had launched assault on each chief minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad.
Mr Kumar is at the moment touring a number of states and assembly political social gathering leaders to forge unity of Opposition events in opposition to BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024 common elections.
Mr Shah additionally unveiled a life-size statue of Jayaprakash Narayan at his village and mentioned, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had vowed to install JP’s statue at this place and today his vow has been fulfilled”.
Earlier, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath too launched veiled assault on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD president Lalu Prasad saying, “dishonesty and corruption” in Bihar have been hampering development of youth right here.
“The country knows deeds of those who do politics taking names of Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia. Criminalization of politics is hurdle in development”, Mr Yogi mentioned.
He additionally assured that the issue of recurring flood of the realm shall be solved by his authorities quickly. Sitab Diara is located on the confluence of rivers Ganga and Saryu and a few a part of the village lies in Ballia district of UP whereas, different components in Saran district of Bihar.
All senior Bihar BJP leaders and social gathering leaders from Ballia of UP have been current on the event.
Few days again, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar too had visited Sitab Diara and introduced a slew of growth works in JP’s village. Mr Kumar on Tuesday, although, left for Nagaland to attend beginning anniversary celebrations of JP there.
“JP had spent three years of his life in Nagaland from 1964. People of Nagaland have great respect for JP and they had invited me to be present in birth celebrations there so I’m going there”, Mr Kumar instructed media individuals after paying homage to JP’s statue in Patna.
When requested about Mr Shah’s go to to Sitab Diara, Mr Kumar quipped, “ logo ke aane-jaane se kya hota hai ?(what happens when people come and go)”.
Meanwhile, his social gathering chief and chairman of JD(U) parliamentary board Upendra Kushwaha took a dig at Mr Shah’s common go to to Bihar. “Let him visit but he will not be successful in his agenda”, he mentioned.
Source: www.thehindu.com