Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it is trying to create communal divide, and added that it would be wiped out in upcoming Lok Sabha election. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo also alleged the BJP is a threat to the Constitution of India. Speaking of the leadership issue in 2024 Lok Sabha election, Mr. Prasad stressed that a leader would be selected at the opportune hour, while praising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, as a flag-bearer of social justice.
Mr. Prasad made these statements during a function organised at Sadaquat Ashram, intended at celebrating the birth anniversary of Sri Krishna Singh, the first Chief Minister of Bihar. The RJD supremo visited the State Congress headquarters, also housed within the Ashram premises, after a gap of nearly eight years; most of the senior Congress leaders were present including Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee president Akhilesh Prasad Singh.
The former Chief Minister said that the winds that originate in Bihar will spread over the entire country and lead to a victory of the new alliance, referring to the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
