As his Bharat Jodo Naya Yatra traversed Bihar for the second day on Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said his party did not need the support of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. “A little pressure and he took a U-turn”. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge too took a dig at Mr. Kumar’s frequent switching of sides.
“I understand Nitish Ji’s quandary. I told him straight that you will have to conduct caste census in Bihar. And we (Congress), along with RJD, insisted Nitish ji should conduct the survey. But BJP was in a panic as they oppose a survey. Nitish ji was in a jam and the BJP provided him a back door to escape”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said while addressing an impressive public meeting at Rangbhumi Maidan in Purnia, north Bihar. “The mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) will continue to fight for social justice in Bihar and we don’t need Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A little pressure and he took a U-turn”. The ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ entered Kishanganj in Bihar on January 29 from West Bengal.
