'Mallikarjun Kharge tried to speak with Nitish Kumar, but...': Congress says situation could be better
Mallikarjun Kharge is “trying to speak with the Bihar chief minister". Ramesh said Kharge made several attempts to speak with Nitish Kumar, but as both of them are very busy, no conversation could be held between them. Follow Bihar politics LIVE Updates here “There will be a time…they have called back but no conversation could be held between them so far…this happens sometimes," Ramesh said.
He added that former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has been given the task to handle the situation in Bihar. Meanwhile, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was quoted by ANI as saying that he will speak only after getting proper information and "those interested in saving democracy will not change their minds and will stay with us". Kharge said he would have full information when he reaches Delhi.
"I wrote a letter and tried to talk with them... What they have in mind is not clear. I am travelling to Dehradun tomorrow, then move to Delhi.
I will get full information. Otherwise, it creates confusion. Let us see what will happen.
We don't know...if they are approaching Governor," Kharge told reporters in Karnataka's Kalaburagi. At the press conference on Saturday, Jairam Ramesh also highlighted the importance Nitish Kumar has in the INDIA bloc. He said one of the architects of the alliance is the Bihar Chief Minister and one of the co-architects is the West Bengal Chief Minister.
Ramesh said, "On June 23 (2023), Nitish Kumar had invited 18 political parties and the first meet of opposition parties was held in Patna and the Bihar Chief Minister had hosted it. The second meeting was held in Bengaluru on July 17-18. The alliance was named ‘INDIA’...In that meeting too, Nitish Kumar played an important role.
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