Vaishali, Bihar: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says he will send a thank you note to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but only when his state receives anything more than a promise.
PM Modi has pledged a mega package in central aid of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for Bihar and Mr Kumar was responding today to the BJP's criticism that he has not thanked the Prime Minister.
"The BJP is saying I did not say thanks. Let us get something then we will say thank you. Or should I just say thank you for the sake of it?" Mr Kumar said at a public function in Vaishali district
Opposition parties like Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) have used the term "Jumla" or gimmick to target the PM ever since BJP chief Amit Shah used the word while talking about the party's election promise of bringing back black or untaxed money parked in foreign banks. Mr Shah was widely seen to have scored an own goal.
The chief minister is leading a coalition that takes on the BJP in the high-stake Bihar election and has engaged in a bitter battle of words with PM Modi.
The BJP and JDU United were alliance partners for 17 years till 2013, when Mr Kumar objected to the BJP placing Mr Modi at the heart of its campaign for the national election. The move paid off spectacularly for the BJP, which won an outsized victory.
PM Modi has pledged a mega package in central aid of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for Bihar and Mr Kumar was responding today to the BJP's criticism that he has not thanked the Prime Minister.
"The BJP is saying I did not say thanks. Let us get something then we will say thank you. Or should I just say thank you for the sake of it?" Mr Kumar said at a public function in Vaishali district
Opposition parties like Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) have used the term "Jumla" or gimmick to target the PM ever since BJP chief Amit Shah used the word while talking about the party's election promise of bringing back black or untaxed money parked in foreign banks. Mr Shah was widely seen to have scored an own goal.
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The chief minister is leading a coalition that takes on the BJP in the high-stake Bihar election and has engaged in a bitter battle of words with PM Modi.
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The BJP and JDU United were alliance partners for 17 years till 2013, when Mr Kumar objected to the BJP placing Mr Modi at the heart of its campaign for the national election. The move paid off spectacularly for the BJP, which won an outsized victory.
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