'BJP made Bharat Ratna a deal': Tejashwi Yadav ahead of Bihar floor test
Follow Bihar Floor Test Live Update here "They (BJP) do this for the politics of vote bank," RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said as he referred to the Bharat Ratna confered to former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur this year. His statement came as a discussion was held in the state assembly just ahead of the floor test of Nitish Kumar's new government in the state. ALSO READ: PM Modi pens heartfelt tribute to Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur "I am happy that Karpoori Thakur got (Bharat Ratna)...They (BJP) have made Bharat Ratna a deal.
Deal with us and we will give you Bharat Ratna...," Tejashwi Yadav said. "…when Karpoori Thakur increased the reservation, this "Jan Sangh had only removed Karpooriji from the post of the chief minister," he said while attacking Nitish Kumar for joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The RJD leader even congratulated Chief Minister Nitish Kumar "for scripting history by taking oath for the ninth consecutive time".
He said, “We have not witnessed such a wonderful scene of taking oath for the third time in one term." Yadav launched a scathing attack on Nitish Kumar for repeatedly switiching alliances. Nitish Kumar had earlier severed ties with the NDA in 2022 when he resigned as chief minister and joined the Mahagathbandhan with Lalu Yadav's RJD, the Congress and the Left parties. "Everyone wants to know what exactly happened that forces you to take this decision," Yadav said.
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