INDIA bloc ceased to exist after Nitish performed 'Last Rites': Congress' Acharya Pramod
Notably, Acharya Pramod Krishnam recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to invite them for the founding ceremony of 'Kalki Dham'.
Outspoken Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam shared his unique take on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's exit from the INDIA bloc, claiming that the opposition faction now exists only on paper and not in reality after the JD(U) chief performed his “last rites”.
Acharya Pramod, who has gained fame for often criticizing Congress' decisions and not toeing the party line, said on Tuesday that the INDIA bloc in the real sense no longer exists. Comparing the opposition bloc to terminal patients, Acharya said the alliance was plagued by multiple problems since its inception and eventually 'died' when Nitish Kumar – a prominent ally and co-founder – left the bloc and joined the BJP-led NDA. performing the 'last rites' of the Congress-led front.
“I don't think there is such a thing as the INDIA Alliance. When the INDIA Alliance was founded, it immediately contracted a large number of diseases right after its birth. Then it went to the ICU and the ventilator. Nitish Kumar performed his last rites in Patna… I don't think it exists anymore,” Krishnam told news agency ANI.
Notably, Krishnam recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to invite them for the foundation laying ceremony of 'Kalki Dham'.
His comments came after the recent reversal of Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar, who broke ties with the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar and the Congress-led INDIA bloc and returned to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The Congress leader also said that he met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and invited him for the foundation ceremony of 'Kalki Dham' in Sambhal district.
“I met the UP CM today and invited him for the foundation stone laying ceremony of Shri Kalki Dham. I am confident that CM Yogi Adityanath will attend the event,” he said.
When asked whether the opposition leaders would come to the foundation stone laying ceremony of Shri Kalki Dham, Krishnam said, “It is fortunate to receive an invitation to ' Bhagwan Ka Dwar .' But it is a misfortune if you do not attend after receiving the invitation.”
Nitish's upside-down face
In a dramatic twist that changed the entire landscape of politics in Bihar and shook the foundations of the opposition INDIA bloc ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar last month imposed the took oath as chief minister of the state. after dumping the Mahagathbandhan and the opposition bloc INDIA and forming a new government with the BJP, which he dumped less than 18 months ago.
Kumar was sworn in by Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan in the presence of senior leaders, including BJP national president JP Nadda, hours after he resigned, saying “things were not working well” for him in the Grand Alliance and the opposition. block.
BJP leaders – Samrat Choudhary and former president Vijay Kumar Sinha – were among those who took the oath of office. The two are named as deputy chief ministers.
(With input from agencies)