Days after Modi-Nitish bonhomie at G20 meet; BJP, JD(U) lock horns
BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Wednesday asserted that much should not be read into pleasantries exchanged between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the sidelines of the G20 meet in Delhi. Jaiswal, who headed the Bihar unit of the BJP till a few months ago, ruled out the possibility of a thaw in relations with the JD(U) of Kumar, claiming that the chief minister had «become a liability» when the two parties were in alliance.
Jaiswal, who is now a member of the BJP national executive, said this in reply to queries from journalists at Jhanjharpur, in north Bihar district of Madhubani, where he was inspecting preparations for the upcoming tour of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Shah, who will be on a day-long visit of Jhanjharpur on September 16, is likely to address a public meeting besides attending a function of the Sashastra Seema Bal.
Jaiswal, who was asked about apprehensions of realignment expressed by former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who recently joined the NDA after being snubbed by Nitish Kumar, said: «What happened in Delhi was just a common courtesy.
Much should not be read into these things».
«We are determined to form a full majority government of the BJP in Bihar when assembly polls are held in 2025. No question of ever going back to Nitish Kumar who had become a liability for us.
»He has lost the trust of the people.
