BJP slams Chirag Paswan; Congress terms it 'hidden agenda'

While several BJP leaders have slammed Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan for continuously attacking the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Congress, on the other hand, claimed a "hidden agenda" of BJP. The grand old party also alleged that the BJP is 'silently' supporting the LJP in order to get 'back door' entry in the state.

New Delhi: After repeated attacks by Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, several BJP leaders lashed out at him, calling him a 'vote-cutter'.

While on the other side, Congress party has claimed a "hidden agenda" of BJP behind Chirag Paswan's statements, alleging that BJP is trying to get "back door" entry in Bihar politics after failing to get a direct power in the state for the last 15 years.

While speaking to ETV Bharat, Congress leader Tariq Anwar said, "There's not just a hidden agenda behind his statements but there's also a match-fixing. It is a conspiracy because the BJP is trying this from a very long time to become number 1 party in Bihar and to rule the state. But they failed in the last 15 years so now they are trying to get a 'back door' entry."

"Whatever Chirag Paswan is doing is directly benefitting the BJP and the BJP is also 'silently' supporting Chirag Paswan," he asserted.

LJD had walked out of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, just ahead of the assembly elections in the state, but remains a part of it at the central level.

After sharp attacks by Chirag Paswan on JDU, BJP leadership made it clear that Nitish Kumar will remain CM even if BJP gets more seats while terming Paswan a 'vote-cutter' for Bihar elections.

When asked about the matter, Tariq Anwar said, "Definitely it is going to impact Bihar Elections. People are now understanding that a rift is going on within NDA and BJP will have to surely pay the price for this in the coming times."

On the other side, the grand alliance partners in Bihar- Congress, RJD and left parties, has released their manifesto for the state assembly elections. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to visit Bihar for election campaigning. He is likely to be there on October 23 and will address 6 election rallies in the state.

"We are preparing the schedule for Rahul Gandhi ji's rallies in Bihar. He will campaign in all the three phases of Bihar elections. He has wished to do election campaigning and asked us to prepare the schedule wherever he is needed," Anwar added.