BJP running Bihar via ‘remote control’ while using Nitish Kumar’s face, alleges Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was running the government in Bihar using the face of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while ensuring that the “remote control” remained in its hands.
Addressing a rally in Muzaffarpur district ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha claimed that the voices of the most backward communities are not being heard in the state.
“Nitishji’s face is being used,” he said. “The remote control is in the hands of the BJP…Three or four people control it. BJP controls it. They have the remote control in their hands, and they have nothing to do with social justice.”
The Assembly elections in Bihar are scheduled to be held on November 6 and November 11. The counting of votes will take place on November 14.
The Congress is part of the Opposition Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, along with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, three Left parties, the Vikassheel Insaan Party and the Indian Inclusive Party.
The ruling National Democratic Alliance in Bihar comprises the Janata Dal (United), the BJP, Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha.
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