How Opposition parties reacted to Nitish Kumar’s snub to BJP

India

oi-Prakash KL

New
Delhi,
Aug
09:
Opposition
parties
on
Tuesday
said
the
JD(U)
breaking
ranks
with
the
BJP
is
a
“strong
indictment”
of
the
saffron
party’s
“politics
of
intimidation”
and
shows
a
change
in
Indian
politics.

“#NitishKumar
breaking
alliance
with
BJP
is
a
strong
indictment
of
the
politics
of
intimidation
practiced
by
BJP.
“BJP’s
authoritarianism
leaves
no
scope
for
cooperation.
After
Akalis
&
Shiv
Sena,
JD(U)
is
latest
example.
Cracks
are
visible
in
the
relationship
of
BJP
&
AIADMK
too,”
Communist
Party
of
India
(CPI)
general
secretary
D
Raja
said
in
a
tweet.

CPI
MP
Binoy
Viswam
said
the
events
in
Bihar
indicate
that
a
change
is
underway.
“Bihar
conveys
the
message
of
far
reaching
change
in
Indian
politics.
It’s
final
outcome
depends
up
on
the
level
of
insight
expected
from
the
important
players.
The
left
will
definitely
play
the
responsible
role
in
its
consistant
fight
against
RSS-BJP
(sic),”
said
Viswam
in
a
tweet.

BJP
accuses
Nitish
Kumar
of
betraying
people
of
Bihar

Bihar
Chief
Minister
Nitish
Kumar
on
Tuesday
resigned
as
“NDA’s
Chief
Minister”
to
stake
claim
to
form
a
new
government
after
being
declared,
unanimously,
the
leader
of
the
opposition
Grand
Alliance.

After
the
JD(U)
meeting,
Kumar
drove
to
Raj
Bhavan
to
tender
his
resignation
from
where
he
returned
to
his
residence,
stopping
for
a
while
to
inform
the
large
posse
of
journalists
“it
was
decided
at
the
party
meeting
that
we
quit
the
NDA.
I
have,
therefore,
resigned
as
the
NDA’s
Chief
Minister”.

Kumar
tendered
his
resignation
to
Governor
Phagu
Chauhan,
after
a
meeting
of
MPs
and
MLAs
of
his
JD(U)
where
ally
BJP
was
accused
of
“backstabbing”.

Samajwadi
Party
(SP)
chief
Akhilesh
Yadav
has
termed
the
Kumar’s
move
as
a
“good
start”
towards
taking
a
stand
against
BJP
by
political
parties
and
people.
While
talking
to
mediapersons
in
Kannauj,
Uttar
Pradesh,
Yadav
said,
“It’s
a
good
start.
On
this
day,
the
slogan
of
‘Angrezo
Bharat
Chhodo’ was
given
and
today
the
slogan
of
‘BJP
Bhagaon’
is
coming
from
Bihar.
I
think
soon,
political
parties
and
people
in
different
states
will
stand
against
BJP.”

Trinamool
Congress
welcomed
former
Bihar
Chief
Minister
Nitish
Kumar’s
decision
to
end
an
alliance
with
the
BJP,
saying
no
political
party
in
NDA
is
safe.

With
support
of
160
MLAs,
Nitish
Kumar
stakes
claim
to
form
government
in
Bihar
‘AGAIN’

“No
political
party
in
NDA
is
safe
with
an
alliance
partner
like
the
BJP.
The
BJP
does
not
believe
in
smaller
or
regional
parties’ existence,”
TMC
chief
national
spokesperson
Sukhendu
Sekhar
Ray
said.
He
then
accused
the
saffron
party
of
trying
to
wipe
out
regional
parties
even
“if
they
are
their
allies.”

“Such
a
development
was
waiting
to
happen,” he
added.
Referring
to
the
change
of
guard
in
Maharashtra,
Ray
said
BJP’s
“grab
all
politics”
will
be
the
reason
for
its
“doom
in
the
coming
days”.