Nitish Kumar, who is seeking a third term as chief minister and is leading an anti-BJP coalition, also attacked the PM over the killing of two Dalit children in Haryana
In a series of tweets this morning, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attacked PM Narendra Modi who has planned to address a blitz of rallies over the next six days in constituencies that will vote in the remaining three phases of the assembly elections.
Alleging that after the elections, it would be difficult to reach out to the PM, Mr Kumar said, "Bihar ki janta ke paas asli Modi ji ko dekhne, janne aur samajhne ka ye sunehra mauka hai, kyunki chunav ke baad unke darshan waise bhi drulabh honge (The people of Bihar have this golden opportunity to meet and know the real PM, because after the elections, it will be difficult to reach out to him)."
Mr Kumar, who is seeking a third term as chief minister and is leading an anti-BJP coalition, also attacked the PM over the killing of two Dalit children in Haryana, a state ruled by the BJP, and questioned his "silence".
"Modiji was always unmatched in theatrics, rhetoric & using unsubstantiated facts now tactical silence is his new weapon of choice," he tweeted.
Taking a dig at the PM, Mr Kumar also alleged that "for someone who doesn't miss an opportunity to talk or tweet by the minute on literally anything it is baffling that Modiji doesn't speak a word on issues that exhort the collective conscience of the country or bother the common masses."
Mr Kumar also accused the PM of failing to fulfill promises he made in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
"No words on promises he made & then conveniently forgot- black money, farmer MSP, youth employment, special status for Bihar- lists goes on," he said.
At a rally in Bihar earlier this month, the PM did not mention Dadri, but had referred to the President's message a day before to underscore that Hindus and Muslims should fight poverty and not each other. A day later, he had mentioned Dadri, calling the incident "unfortunate".