Bihar Congress chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Monday remarked in apparent sarcasm that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s desire to remove Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a day or two was not possible given the Lok Sabha election schedule. Mr. Singh was reacting to Mr. Kumar’s recent statement that the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) Opposition bloc was losing steam because the Congress was more interested in winning the upcoming Assembly elections in five States.
“Nitish-ji wants to remove Narendra Modi-ji tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Is it possible? The Lok Sabha election will be held at its scheduled time,” Mr. Singh said, when asked for his response to Mr. Kumar’s statement at an event during which several BJP leaders joined the Congress at Sadaquat Ashram, the party headquarters here.
“Election is being held in five States. In Chhattisgarh, the Congress is in power. In Madhya Pradesh also, we will form the government. In Rajasthan, Congress will form the government once again. In Mizoram and Telangana, Congress is contesting against the regional parties. Elections in States are equally important because the State makes the nation. Once Congress forms the government in these five States, the graph of the INDIA bloc will automatically go high,” he added.
