Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, also attacked the BJP for defections and government changes in several states.
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke out against “political groupings banding together to defend the corrupt,” Nitish Kumar responded by bringing up former BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The chief minister of Bihar also attacked the ruling party for defectors and changes in state governments.
On his arrival yesterday night in Kochi, Kerala, PM Modi said that the government’s efforts to combat corruption have caused a “new polarisation” in national politics. Certain political factions are openly coming out and attempting to unite in order to defend these dishonest individuals. “Indian and Keralan citizens must be on the lookout for such groups”—he stated
The Center is accused by opposition parties of targeting them with inquiry agencies and pressuring their party leaders to change sides in order to bring down opposition administrations. The Prime Minister’s remarks were perceived as being primarily directed at Nitish Kumar, who recently broke with the BJP and formed a new government in Bihar with Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD and other opposition parties.
“Why would anyone defend the dishonest? Why don’t they talk about how they create defections? Nitish Kumar told reporters today, “We never accepted the corrupt for so long in Bihar. I don’t have to answer, he remarked, adding that people are free to say anything they want.
I am at a loss for words. As Prime Minister, he is entitled to travel anywhere, but we already know where he is in Kerala.
“He continued, referencing the Left Front administration.
In his criticism of Prime Minister Modi without mentioning him by name, Nithish Kumar also made mention of the former Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
I got the chance to collaborate with Atal Bihari Vajpayee while he was in the office. How he looked after everyone… I also had the opportunity to labour for a very long time in Bihar. The conversation may continue in the center. I truly don’t care, “said the chief minister.
PM Modi made the remarks on the same day that Nitish Kumar was in the headlines for his meeting with Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, also known as KCR, who is on a mission to assemble “anti-BJP forces” in preparation for the 2024 presidential election.
PM Modi’s Two days Kerala trip
The country’s scourge, corruption, will be dealt with severely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Thursday. New initiatives have already started.
The country’s scourge, corruption, will be dealt with severely, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who also announced new advancements in the fight against it, including the foundation of new political parties.
On his two-day tour to Kerala, he made this statement to 5,000 of his party’s supporters just after getting off the special aircraft at the Cochin airport.
After his arrival at 4.30 p.m., Modi immediately walked over to the platform that had been built for him to address his party’s workers outside the airport’s cargo area.
He began his address by wishing everyone a happy Onam and expressing his joy at being a part of the Onam celebrations, which had already started, while dressed in traditional Kerala garb.
“The BJP-led NDA administration has developed extensive plans for the country’s general growth, particularly to uplift the impoverished and oppressed. Ensuring that everyone’s fundamental requirements are addressed is urgently needed. Kerala has made significant investments in connectivity, motorways, pucca homes, and unique projects in recent years. He stated that there are also special schemes for fishers and farmers.
He emphasised the necessity for development to be accelerated in order to bring India up to the level of a developed nation and pointed out that wherever the BJP is in control of the state governments, development is advancing quickly.
This is a result of the dual-engine governance that exists between the federal government and each state, including Kerala. The Centre can assist Kerala’s growth reach new heights, and the BJP in this country will soon be able to achieve it, “said Modi.
Then, focusing his fire on what he saw as the country’s plague, corruption, he recalled having just spoken about it at the Red Fort.
According to Modi, the establishment of new political parties to fight corruption is a “new phenomenon” that is now occurring in the nation.
Following his address, Modi travelled to Kalady hamlet, close to the Cochin airport, to visit the Sri Adi Shankara Janma Bhoomi Kshetram, where Adi Shankaracharya was born.
