Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday warned that if the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) wins the Assembly Elections, it would push the nation into a deep pit. They (BJP) have done nothing significant in the last 17 months. Neither have they fulfilled any of the promises made during the Lok Sabha elections, nor have they given any example of good governance,” Nitish said.
All they are focused is on winning the elections in one state, and then, in another. They have got the mandate to run the government at the Centre and serve the people, but what they are seeking is absolute power and are working on the basis of that strategy only,” he added.
With the polling process in Bihar entering its final stretch, a confident Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today predicted that he would serve a third consecutive term in office. He maintained that the BJP enjoyed huge political success in Bihar in the 2014 General Elections purely because there was a division of votes between him and the RJD of Lalu Prasad Yadav.
“The BJP does not have a strong base in Bihar. They achieved success in the Lok Sabha elections because of a division of votes between me and Lalu ji. But the situation is different this time around,” he said.
“Narendra Modi has somehow formed the government, but he is unable to run the nation. You (the BJP) are in majority, so, there is no fear till 2019 (when the next General Elections are due). You have formed the government at the Centre, but you are even unable to run Parliament,” Nitish said.
“If you are not acting on time, then you will have to face difficulties and consequences. There is a lot of intolerance in our society at this point in time. Today, numerous writers are forced to return their awards to the Sahitya Akademi. They are very disappointed and sad with the present state of affairs. There is no relief. Whosoever is there in the government is not fulfilling their duties and responsibilities,” he added.
During the course of his nearly hour-long interview, Nitish wondered whether Prime Minister Modi’s electoral promise of acche din (good days) had gone up in smoke.
“If you ask my role model, it is none other than Mahatma Gandhi, Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan. I am inspired by their principles, and today whatever I have done in Bihar is based on their principles,” Nitish said.
Since I was a student, I read about everyone, but, there was a great impact of Lohia ji in my life. When I talk of Lohia ji, then JP and Mahatma Gandhi are also included. I have heard and listened to Lohia ji only once after I passed my matric. He left us in 1967 and the 1974 movement took place under Jayaprakash Narayan. So, we learnt a lot by just listening to them and sitting next to them,” Nitish added.
Bureau Report
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