Oppn trying to create rift in NDA, says Chirag
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Patna: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Su
nda
y said the opposition was persistently trying to create rifts within the NDA, but their attempts would fail. He said the alliance was "completely united" and progressing towards its target of winning more than 225 seats in this year's assembly elections.
Reacting to opposition claims that BJP leader and deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha holds two voter ID cards and should resign, Chirag said, "If there is any irregularity in any matter related to voter ID, then the
Election Commission
(EC) will conduct an impartial investigation and take necessary action. But the opposition is deliberately raising questions on every process and spreading confusion under a well-thought-out strategy."
The LJP (RV) chief also took aim at
RJD
leader
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
.
"When we said four days ago that you (Tejashwi) have two EPICs, you tried to brush it under the carpet. If any such issue has come up today, the EC will look into it," Chirag said.
Chirag criticised the opposition's distrust of constitutional bodies. He questioned why, despite repeatedly complaining about names being removed from the voter roll, Congress had not approached the EC.
"This is what we are saying. As a responsible political party, you complain to the EC about names being cut from the voter list.
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Will the EC come to Parliament to reply to your allegations?" he asked.
"Instead of following procedure and approaching the relevant ministry or authority, they are staging protests and disrupting Parliament proceedings, which is irresponsible and disrespectful to democratic institutions," the Union minister added.
He also condemned the opposition for questioning the military's actions during Operation Sindoor. "Just to oppose one person, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, you raise questions on the Army's honour and speak the language of Pakistan. This is shameful," he said.
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