Bihar CM Nitish Kumar responsible for BJP getting stronger in country, says Asaduddin Owaisi

PATNA: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) national president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday blamed Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for BJP getting stronger in the country.
Addressing a public meeting at Baisi in Purnia district, Owaisi said, “When history will be written, the name of Nitish Kumar will be mentioned as a leader who strengthened the BJP. When Gujarat was burning, he (Nitish) was the railway minister,” Owaisi said, in an obvious reference to the 2002 Godhra riots.
The Hyderabad MP also attacked Nitish for allegedly describing the AIMIM as a party of Muslims.“You described the AIMIM as a party of Muslims. You cannot go beyond two communities of Kurmi and Kushwaha. Though you became the chief minister, you always ditched your allies,” Owaisi said while slamming Nitish. Owaisi, who is on a three-day tour to Seemanchal region since Friday, also attacked the RJD leader and Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav for “luring away” the AIMIM’s four of the five MLAs. The AIMIM’s all five MLAs won the 2022 polls from Seemanchal region, which comprises four Muslim-dominated districts – Araria, Katihar, Kishangnaj and Purnia.
“In the 2020 assembly polls in Bihar, the people of Seemanchal region had blessed our party with five seats. The RJD lured away four of our MLAs. I want to tell them that they can purchase MLAs, but not our strong mass-based support. The MLAs elected by the people were purchased by the power of money,” Owaisi said.
The AIMIM chief threatened to resort to “chakka jam” agitation in Seemanchal if the Centre and the state government failed to execute necessary development works in all four districts of the region. Owaisi would address a series of meetings in Kishanganj and Araria districts on Sunday.