Chirag meets Nitish, says no vacancy for CM post
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Patna: Union minister and LJP (RV) chief
Chirag Paswan
called on CM at his residence in Patna on Monday and endorsed
Nitish Kumar
by saying, "There is no vacancy for the CM's post in the state, as of now."
Chirag said a lot of issues were discussed regarding the state in the meeting.
"After the election results, a strong NDA govt will be formed in Bihar again under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.
The CM is leading the alliance and I believe that he will lead the development model of PM Narendra Modi in Bihar," Chirag said.
LJP (RV) MP from Jamui and Chirag's brother-in-law, Arun Bharti, who was also present in the meeting with the CM, said Nitish blessed his party president for his bigger role in future.
After meeting Nitish and briefing him about the 'Buyer-seller international meet' he was to inaugurate in Patna, Chirag reiterated his desire to be active in
Bihar politics
. "I am a Bihari first. The reason for my coming into politics has also been Bihar and Biharis. I have lived in Delhi and worked in Mumbai. I have seen the difficult circumstances in which Biharis have to struggle. In the coming days, I have openly expressed my intention that I want to come to Bihar soon.
I met the CM this morning as well. I got his guidance and affection. This increases my belief that we will achieve the goal for which I have started to make 'Bihar first, Biharis first'.
That's my resolution," he said at the international meet.
Later in the day at Hajipur, his parliamentary constituency, Chirag strongly reacted to the controversial statement made by Madhya Pradesh BJP minister Vijay Shah regarding Colonel Sofia Qureshi. "If the minister was in my party, I would have expelled him from the party for life. We must bow to our soldiers. Since I am in NDA, I know PM Narendra Modi has the highest regards for the armed forces of the country."
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