“Nothing Political”: Nitish Kumar On Attending Tejashwi Yadav’s Iftar Party

Patna:

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar right this moment dismissed the hypothesis about altering political equations and stated that there was “nothing political” behind his resolution to attend the Iftar celebration organised by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav in Patna on Friday.

“Many individuals are invited to such Iftar events. What connection does it have with politics? We additionally maintain an Iftar celebration and invite everybody,” Mr Kumar stated.

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Nitish Kumar attended the Iftar celebration of RJD after a spot of 5 years. In 2017, Mr Kumar left Bihar’s Grand Alliance or Mahagathbandhan to turn out to be an ally of the BJP.

His presence on the celebration led to speculations that this was an indication of one more political volte-face by the Chief Minister. Alliance companions Janata Dal United (JDU) and BJP in Bihar are at loggerheads on a number of points, together with caste-based census, NDA management in Bihar, liquor ban, and legislation and order scenario.

Others who attended the Iftar celebration embrace BJP leaders Awadhesh Narayan Singh and Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, Lok Janshakti Celebration’s (LJP) Chirag Paswan.

When requested about Nitish Kumar’s presence on the Iftar celebration, Tejashwi Yadav stated that this can be a custom that everybody participates within the Iftar celebration.

“We’ve got given invites to all of the individuals whether or not it’s from BJP, JDU or LJP and it has been a practice that everybody participates within the Iftar celebration,” stated the RJD chief.