Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who skipped the Opposition’s joint press conference on Tuesday, hit back at BJP leaders who claimed that he was upset about not being named as the convenor of INDIA, the new Opposition alliance.
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“It was a fruitful meeting with 26 parties and everything went well. I had a programme in Rajgir so I wanted to return as soon as possible. It was not necessary to be present there after the meeting. I spoke to everyone and my departure was scheduled so I returned. In fact after the meeting, I had lunch as well with everyone. Everything happened with consensus. I have given my suggestion as well,” Mr. Kumar said in Rajgir, after inaugurating a month-long Malmas Mela. He reiterated that he had no wish to become anything, except to unite the Opposition in the national interest.
