The Congress on Sunday slammed Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar after he severed ties with the INDIA bloc, and said the latter is giving tough competition to the “chameleons” in changing colours.
“Nitish Kumar, who frequently changes political partners, is giving tough competition to the chameleons in changing colours,” said Congress general secretary in-charge of communication Jairam Ramesh in a post on X after Kumar resigned as Bihar Chief Minister.
Without naming anyone, Ramesh, who is also the Congress’ MP in Rajya Sabha, said,” The people of Bihar will not forgive the experts of this betrayal and those who made them dance on their tune.”
Attacking the ruling BJP at the Centre, he said, “It is quite clear that the Prime Minister and the BJP are scared of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and this political drama has been created to divert attention from it.”
The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra-led by former Congress president and MP Rahul Gandhi which kicked off from Manipur’s Imphal on January 14, is currently in West Bengal after it traversed through Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Assam.
Kumar’s latest move is a major setback to the INDIA bloc ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and “Mahagathbandhan” in the state of Bihar. He was one of the architects of the Opposition alliance.
In Bihar, the Congress was part of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (JDU and Rashtriya Janata Dal) government.
Notably, on Saturday, the Congress claimed that its president Mallikarjun Kharge tried several times to talk to Kumar but there could be no communication between the two.