Nitish takes swipe at BJP, calls its leaders ‘brainless’
Hindustan TimesPATNA: Reacting to state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Samrat Choudhary’s remarks that chief minister Nitish Kumar and JD-U would be reduced to ashes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Kumar on Sunday said leaders of the saffron party have become “brainless”. Kumar also said that his efforts to unite the Opposition have advanced and soon he would meet many other leaders opposed to the BJP to form a larger opposition front ahead of the 2024 parliamentary polls. The state BJP chief at a function in Patna on Saturday had reportedly said Kumar will be turned to dust in the next general elections for his “betrayal”. Referring to the efforts to form a larger opposition front, Kumar said talks have been held with various leaders and parties to join the proposed alliance and he would meet a few more leaders in the coming days.