Highlights: What happened after split proved it was the right decision, says Nitish Kumar

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won the trust vote with ease today, securing 126 votes, four more than he needed. Twenty four, including 22 of RJD and two Independents, voted against government amid walk-out by 91 BJP legislators and one LJP member.

Mr Kumar addressed the Assembly ahead of the trust vote. Here are the highlights:

• The members of the Assembly of have expressed themselves. I thank them for their opinions.
• Why did such a situation arise?
• Till yesterday he was our ally, today he is Leader of the Opposition.
• He said what he had to and then left.
• When JD(U) leader was speaking, he was interrupted. That was not right. Everyone has a right to speak.
• One should speak as well as listen.
• The reason why such a situation arose is clear from the slogans they raised when the session began.
• I have always talked about Bihar's achievements.
• My friend here was criticising the steps taken by me.
• I want to ask how is praising Bihar's achievements criticising someone else?
• I had said that Bihar's development model is all encompassing. It is inclusive of every one.
• In our development, we have concentrated on infrastructure, law and order and human development.
• I said Bihar is the first state to bring 50 % reservation in some areas. This was seen as someone's criticism.
  
• Country's leader should be someone who can take everyone along.
• At the beginning of the session, BJP supporters were not raising slogans for Sushil Modi, they were raising slogans for someone else.
• What development model are they talking about? Do already developed cities need development or do under developed areas need a development plan? A leader should think about everyone.
• Referring to his 2003 speech: If I go as Railways Minister to a function to someone's state, shall I criticise the person? Even in that speech I said there is big blot on Gujarat.
• In 2005 and 2009, why were people not called from outside? In June 2010, I was willing to quit, the alliance was at break-point.
• On Modi ad controversy: Many people came to our aid in 2010, they did not publish advertisements in newspapers in Bihar.
• I believe in inclusive development.
• What development model? In Gujarat, a developed state, the minimum wages is Rs 100 per day; in Bihar, which is a poor state, it is Rs 162.
• They kept saying clear your stand, and when we did, they said we have betrayed them.
• To RJD: Has the BJP outsourced the task of abusing us to you? Why are you speaking their language?
• Congress and CPI said this is a secular govt; I congratulate them.
• There are two streams of development in the country - one which is inclusive, second which is imposing.
• The fundamental nature of India according to the Constitution is inclusive.
• We will never accept divisive politics in India.
• Advaniji had asked them to abide by Rajdharm, what was the difficulty?
• We had said the controversial issues like Common Civil Code, Ayodhya or Section 370 should not be raked.
• We cannot sit back, we had asked the leadership issue to be decided.
• We should not use harsh words, both sides should avoid  this. They started it but we should not retaliate.
• We will respond to it politically.
• We could not just sit and watch when the alliance was moving away from its founding agenda.
• I did not want to say harsh words as we had an alliance for 17 years but they were the ones who started.
• If they had let things in Bihar run as they were and continued with Atalji's path at the Centre we would not have left.
• After coming back from Seva Yatra I spoke to my party people and decided to speak to BJP leaders to decide on a roadmap for split. BJP leaders did not come for the meeting nor did they come for Cabinet meeting.
• BJP leaders raised a lot of questions on a Cabinet meeting being held at Chief Minister's residence on a Sunday.
• But it was not the first time that was being done.
• The Chief Minister's residence is not his personal house. It is his official residence.
• Today Bihar's development is talked about in other countries and our friends should have been proud of that but that was not to be.
• It is easy to accuse people.
• Ask Nand Kishore ji what kind of bandh he called for? He kept his own shop open and closed the rest.
• The bandh was almost a flop had that one incident of clash not happened.
• Ayaa toh sauda baar baar amir ka, magar ho na saka sauada zameer ka. (Message to the rich, we could not sell our conscience)
• The BJP now talks of an OBC leader, but just because you talk of being one it doesn't mean he is a leader of people classes.
• They have started  caste politics again, the same thing that the RJD would do.
• Idea of India is inclusive not divisive. To form a government you need 272 MPs. It is an era of coalition politics, have no illusions.
• I would have been happy if the BJP had come for the meeting and told us how to part ways.
• I bring the proposal of trust vote to the House.