PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed his JDU colleague and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh – also known as Lalan Singh – for his party’s brief exit in 2022 from BJP-led NDA. Nitish was sharing stage with Narendra Modi at an event in Madhubani and reassured the PM that JDU remained firmly aligned…
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar‘s support for the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha marks a significant shift in his politics ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar later this year. Nitish, who has been the dominant partner of the NDA in Bihar for nearly two decades, is perhaps for the first time following the politics…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha is set to deliberate on the long-debated Waqf Amendment Bill on Wednesday, with the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) pushing for its passage and the opposition strongly condemning it as “unconstitutional.”“This Bill is unconstitutional. This Bill is a grave violation of Article 14, Articles 25, 26 and 29. This…
NEW DELHI: Political activist Prashant Kishor has intensified his criticism of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, raising questions about his mental capacity and demanding his stepping down. Kishor asserted that Kumar is physically exhausted and mentally incapable of governance, suggesting he has lost administrative control.“The first person to comment on Nitish Kumar’s health was his…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday criticised RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over his call for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar‘s son Nishant Kumar to join politics “as soon as possible” for the sake of the future of the JD(U).Paswan said that the decision to enter remains with Nishant.“If he has so much information,…
Nitish Kumar (left) and Prashant Kishor NEW DELHI: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday urged voters to ensure that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s party, the JD(U), does not win any seats in the upcoming assembly elections. He described Kumar as “physically tired and mentally retired” and accused him of staying in power by frequently…
NEW DELHI: Sanjay Jha, working president of JDU, on Sunday lashed out at those criticising schemes for Bihar in the Union Budget and said the provisions had fulfilled long-pending demands of the state, stressing that the Union govt’s concern for the people of the poor state had validated CM Nitish Kumar‘s decision to switch from…
NEW DELHI: The Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), officially withdrew its support to the BJP-led government in Manipur on Wednesday. The lone JD(U) MLA in the state assembly, Md Abdul Nasir, will sit in the Opposition benches.In a statement, the JD(U) said, “It…
NEW DELHI: NDA allies — TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar — should take note of Muslim sentiments and not allow the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to be passed in Parliament, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind said Sunday, stepping up its campaign against the passage of the proposed legislation, which is at present…
PATNA: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Araria Pradeep Kumar Singh stirred a controversy on Tuesday, saying, “Araria mein rahna hai toh Hindu banna padega (If you want to live in Araria, you will have to become Hindu).” The governing ally JD(U) joined the opposition alliance in Bihar to condemn Singh. Araria is one of the…
