Targetting Nitish Kumar on the occasion of 20th birth anniversary of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday draws a parallel with the current politics in Bihar, saying JP never did anything for power and worked for principles all his life while “people who switched sides for power is Chief Minister of Bihar”.
Shah while addressing a rally in Sitab Diara in Bihar, the ancestral village, slammed the ruling party in the state and said that the leaders who achieved great heights through JP movement are now sitting in Congress’ laps for power.
“I ask people of Bihar – leaders who achieved heights through the JP movement are sitting in Congress’ lap for power; are you with them?” the Home Minister said. He lauded JP and said he never did anything for power and worked for principles all his life. “Today, people who switch sides for power are the Chief Minister of Bihar”, he added.
Amit Shah further added, “This is not the path shown by him (JP). He never did anything for power and worked for principles all his life. Today, people who switch sides 5 times for power are the CM of Bihar”.
Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the statue of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, the Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader, in the Sitab Diara area located on the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar border on the occasion of his 120th birth anniversary.
The Home Minister heaped praises on JP and said he played a crucial role in eradicating corruption in the state through his revolutionary movements.
This is Amit Shah’s second visit to Bihar within the last three weeks. In August this year, the JD(U) snapped its ties with the BJP to form a new government in the state.
