No question of joining hands with RJD; NDA strong like mountain: JD(U)

Ruling out any possibility to join hands with RJD, JD(U) has said the reason for which it was 'rejected' still remains and the RJD leaders assuming that JD(U) would ever come to them was a mistake as NDA was strong like a mountain.

New Delhi: Calling RJD the 'rejected stuff', JD(U) on Monday said the NDA was strong like a 'mountain' and there was no point in going back to the 'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) in Bihar.

Speaking to the ETV Bharat here, JD (U) national spokesperson KC Tyagi clarified that his party would not have any political business with the RJD as it was 'rejected' by the JD(U) and its leader Nitish Kumar as the party leaders were booked for corruption cases.

"Situation remains the same. The RJD leaders still have corruption cases pending against them. How can we even think of joining hands with the RJD," Tyagi asked, adding that "NDA will contest Bihar assembly elections next year under the leadership of Nitish Kumar".

He was responding to the charges by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who reportedly had described Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a 'chameleon-like' character and ruled out any possibility in the future of him returning to the secular alliance fold.

"NDA is strong like a mountain. In 2020, the alliance will be led by Nitish Kumar to contest Bihar assembly elections," he asserted.

"JD(U) rejected RJD and its leader Lalu Prasad for corruption and the issue still remains, we cannot think of anything with them unless they come clean out of it," he said.

Talking about Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who been constantly criticising the Nitish Kumar government on the issue of flood in the state, Tyagi said his party has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to look into the matter and stop him from doing so.

On Sunday, Tyagi was quoted as saying that "with people like Giriraj out to attack us, we do not need Opposition leaders".

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