Patna: Amid the speculation of a rift with the BJP, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a meeting of JD-U MLAs and MPs on Tuesday.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has further convened a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the major political development in Bihar.
The speculations on a rift between BJP and JD-U escalated after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar skipped the NITI Aayog meeting.
JD-U National President Lalan Singh added that “ “I read in the newspapers that RCP Singh has said that he was told by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that his name had been approved for ministership.”
He further added that “He claimed to have taken oath after informing the CM. But this only confirms what we have been accusing RCP Singh of,”.
“Our charge is that RCP Singh became a minister as per his own free will. He has dropped the name of Shah. Does Shah belong to our party? Can the BJP decide which JD-U leader will become a minister? “.
JD-U MP Dinesh Chandra denied speculation of rift between BJP and added that “To speculate that there’s some tussle (between JDU & BJP) just because CM Nitish Kumar didn’t attend NITI Aayog meeting isn’t appropriate. Many CMs didn’t attend meetings. He has regularly attended the meetings, but this time Deputy CM was sent there.”
(With Agency Inputs)