Sharad hits out at new ally, Lalu asks him to lead anti-bjp fight
PATNA: Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday took a dig at the BJP, his party’s new ally in Bihar, pointing out that the saffron party is yet to fulfil its electoral promise of bringing back black money stashed abroad.
He also questioned why no action had been taken against those whose names had appeared in the infamous Panama Papers.
“Neither black money stashed abroad returned, one of the main slogans of the ruling party, nor anyone caught out of those named in Panama papers,” Yadav said in a tweet.
Yadav’s sharp reaction comes days after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar quit the grand alliance and aligned with the BJP, ostensibly over the corruption charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son and deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav. It was widely reported that Sharad Yadav is miffed with Kumar’s decision to dump the RJD and the Congress.
Meanwhile, Lalu Prasad has extended an invitation to Yadav, urging him to lead the battle against the BJP in Bihar.
Prasad invited the Janata Dal (United) co-founder Yadav to lead the fight against the BJP and Kumar, who, he said, had joined hands with “communal and fascist forces and betrayed the people’s mandate”.
“Nitish has tarnished the image of Ambedkar. I urge Sharad Yadav, whom we consider the true leader, to travel to every corner of the country and come to Bihar and join our fight against the BJP and Nitish Kumar,” Prasad said.
Sharad Yadav is not the only party leader unhappy with Kumar’s decision. Members of Parliament Ali Anwar and Veerendra Kumar have voiced their displeasure publically over JD(U)’S return to the NDA.
The veteran JD(U) leader has not spoken to media but conveyed his misgivings through party leaders. Kumar and finance minister Arun Jaitley spoke to Yadav and tried to mollify him, sources said.
The RJD on Sunday said it will move court “within a week” against Bihar governor’s invitation to JD(U)-NDA coalition to form a government in the state, and hit out at Nitish Kumar for “robbery of the mandate”.
NEW DELHI: On the second day of his 'Vistaar Pravas' in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah once again made a scathing attack on the Congress leadership while addressing the intellectuals in Lucknow on Sunday. He said, “It is known that Rahul Gandhi will be the party president after Sonia Gandhi, but for BJP none can presume.”
Shah also claimed that BJP believes in democratic system and the party is founded on the basis of its principles and is committed to the country's welfare. “A party must prioritise its internal democracy at first and if it doesn't, then the party cannot serve the country's democracy,” Shah asserted.
Shah further mentioned that the saffron party had always pitched for national problems and its aim was to serve the people for development. “The incumbent government is serving the democracy for more development based on its principles and decisions. The policies of the first Indian government were more ‘Westernized',” the BJP president added.
Meanwhile, the party leadership sounded more optimistic over its win in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
According to a recent survey by BJP, 73 per cent people in India support Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that will help BJP bag 55 per cent vote-share in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, whereas Congress would get less than 10 per cent votes.
The party attributed the recent wins in the Assembly elections to the positive politics and positive governance of PM Modi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also called the party president Amit Shah as “Chanakya of modern times”.
"Before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, no one could say that BJP would bag such a big victory but Amit Shah, who was in charge of the party, could make it. In fact he is the modern Chanakya."