Bihar Live Updates: ‘The decision will have to be taken back’, supporters angry at Nitish Kumar’s announcement

We already knew – Tejashwi Yadav

On the question of Nitish Kumar going to Rajya Sabha, Tejashwi Yadav has said, ‘We had said only in 2024. We said this many times during the elections and in the House that these people will not allow them to stay.

Congress said- this is betrayal of the mandate

Now Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh has termed the incident of sending Nitish Kumar to Rajya Sabha as a betrayal of the mandate.

RJD said- this is political kidnapping

RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari has said, ‘Nobody had any idea that BJP would oust Nitish Kumar so soon after the elections. Our leader Tejashwi Yadav has been saying since long that BJP will destroy JDU. This incident will be called political kidnapping.

‘The decision will have to be withdrawn’

JDU workers are furious over Nitish Kumar’s announcement. Many workers say that Nitish Kumar will have to withdraw his decision.

Nitish Kumar announced

Now Nitish Kumar himself has informed by posting on social media that he wants to go to Rajya Sabha. With this it has been decided that Bihar is going to get a new Chief Minister.

It is not right to speculate – Shahnawaz Hussain

On Nitish Kumar’s issue, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain has said, ‘JDU has not released any list. It is not right to make any speculation before that. Nitish Kumar is their supreme leader, whatever decision he takes, only that person will go to Rajya Sabha. Right now the market of speculations is hot and the answer to the speculations will come only after the nomination.

‘Will go wherever we want to go’

Regarding Nitish Kumar, Union Minister and JDU leader Lalan Singh has said, ‘Nitish Kumar ji has to take the decision. Wherever he wants to go, the party has been created by him, he will go wherever he wants to go. It is not a matter of whether we like it or not. The party has been formed by him, he will take the decision.

Uproar outside Nitish Kumar’s house

JDU supporters gathered outside Nitish Kumar’s house in Patna, stopped the car of party leader Krishna Murari Sharan and raised slogans.

Arun Bharti’s big statement

LJP (RV) MP Arun Bharti has rejected talks of changing Nitish Kumar. He has said, ‘There is no such official information. Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of Bihar and will remain so in future also. Until any official news comes, we should assume that he will remain the Chief Minister.

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Is there a conspiracy going on?

Another JDU worker Krishna Patel says, ‘The people of Bihar have elected Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister till 2030. What was the sudden need to send him to Rajya Sabha? These people are conspiring against Nitish Kumar ji.

JDU workers took to the streets

Amid talks of Nitish Kumar going to Rajya Sabha, many workers took to the streets on Wednesday. JDU leader Rajiv Ranjan Ranjan Patel became emotional in front of the camera and said, ‘Thousands of workers are crying. No one celebrated Holi yesterday. These people are saying that they worked for Nitish Kumar and nothing was asked from them. If Nitish Kumar is not there then why will we be there? Nitish Kumar’s health is absolutely fine.