Nitish reaffirms commitment to NDA, vows bigger victory
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Patna: CM
Nitish Kumar
on Saturday reiterated his allegiance to the BJP-led
NDA
and vowed to secure a greater victory in this year's
assembly elections
than in previous polls.
Addressing the JD(U) legal cell conference in Patna, Nitish said he would remain with the NDA and expressed confidence that his party would secure more votes this time. He urged party advocates to work with renewed energy and to take the NDA govt's policy of 'Nyay ke saath vikas' (
development with justice
) to the grassroots.
His firm declaration came within 48 hours of a public meeting in Madhubani, where, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 24, Nitish admitted that his earlier decision to align with the RJD was due to mistakes by some party leaders – a move he pledged never to repeat. The back-to-back assertions surprised many in Bihar's political circles.
"Ab idhar-udhar nahi hone wale hain. Beech mein kuch log garbad kar diya tha. Ab jo humlogon ke saath tha (BJP), unhi ke saath ekjoot ho kar kaam karenge aur bulandi ke saath unke saath chalenge. Hum chunav jyada vote se jitenge (Now, no switching sides. Some people had created confusion, but now we will work unitedly with the
BJP
and move forward with strength. We will win the election with more votes)," Nitish said, urging party members to work with full force towards victory.
JD(U) legal cell state president Anand Kumar presided over the conference, which was attended by national working president and MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha and ministers Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Ashok Choudhary and Sunil Kumar, among others.
Nitish expressed strong faith in his legal cell colleagues, saying they would play a crucial role in strengthening the JD(U). He called upon them to spread the message of 'development with justice' and to ensure people benefit from govt initiatives.
Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary said despite two decades in power, there was no anti-incumbency against the Nitish govt, calling it a rare phenomenon in Indian politics.
Bijendra Prasad Yadav said 'development with justice' remains the Nitish govt's core philosophy for reducing social inequality and promoting inclusive development.
Ashok Choudhary highlighted the crucial role of the legal cell in positively shaping society while Sunil Kumar said the Nitish govt had worked for the development of all sections of society with a spirit of service.
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