Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls for 'sangh mukt bharat' at JD (U) rally in UP

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for a 'sangh mukt bharat' while addressing the Janta Dal (United) workers' convention in Uttar Pradesh. He also suggested a liquor free society in the state.

With an eye on establishing his party's stronghold in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh prior to the 2019 General Elections, Nitish Kumar on Thursday gave a call for a Rashritya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-free nation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, reported ANI.

The Bihar Chief Minister also used the occasion to highlight the flip-flops of the BJP-led NDA regime, saying the 'jumla' party not fulfilled promises made to the nation during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

"Whatever they (BJP) say during the elections, later that is declared a 'jumla' by their own national president. They assured the youth of providing employment. But where is employment?" he asked during his address.

Asserting that people of the country voted for the BJP with many aspirations, the Bihar CM said the nation's dream has been shattered.

"The people in BJP say something and do something else, there is a stark difference in their words and deeds," he added.

Taking potshots at the BJP for stirring a debate on 'nationalism' in the country, he added, "They are taking the name of the tricolor today. I am happy that they are advocating for it because earlier they only supported the saffron flag."

Hailing the victory of the grand alliance in Bihar, he said the people of the state taught the "arrogant BJP" a lesson in the Assembly polls.

"When they (BJP) can be defeated in Bihar, they can be defeated in other states and the country as well. I am here in Uttar Pradesh to tell the people to look at the deeds of the BJP with extreme caution," he added.

Riding high on the recent success in Bihar, JD (U) considers the workers' convention as a catalyst for the formation of a Bihar like anti-BJP alliance before the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Asseembly elections.

-ANI