JDU-BJP alliance opportunistic, alleges Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday termed the alliance between the ruling JD(U) and the BJP in Bihar as "opportunistic" and alleged that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar switches sides for 'kursi' (chair) only. Addressing the party’s ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ rally at the Dalsagar stadium in Buxar, Kharge urged people of the state to oust the NDA government in the assembly polls due later this year. "The JD(U) chief has joined hands with the ideology that killed Mahatma Gandhi," the Congress president alleged.“People of Bihar must ask Nitish Kumar what happened to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for Bihar, which he had made on August 18, 2015? Modi Ji is running a factory of lies," Kharge claimed.

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: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge

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On the recent charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul in the National Herald case, Kharge said, “This has been done to target Congress. Our leaders can’t be scared. Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed their lives for the country”. The Congress chief also alleged that the RSS and the BJP are "not in favour of the welfare of weaker sections of society".