Nitish Kumar attacked the BJP government saying it 'betrayed' the farmers after coming to power
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attacked the BJP government saying it sought votes from people by promising better days, but 'betrayed' them and the farmers after coming to power.
Nitish Kumar also cautioned the people to be wary of GM crops, saying his party was vehemently opposed to it as these will not benefit the people or the farmers.
Mr Kumar, Samajwadi Party UP president Shivpal Yadav, JDU leader KC Tyagi, INLD senior leader Abhay Singh Chautala, INLD MP Dushyant Chautala, were the prominent leaders among who addressed the INLD-organised rally in Karnal to mark the 103rd birth anniversary of former deputy Prime Minister, late Devi Lal.
Addressing the rally, Leader of Opposition in Haryana Assembly Abhay Chautala blamed the Congress and the BJP of having stoked violence during the Jats protest for reservation in February and asked political parties to set aside their differences to fight them.
Mr Chautala also pitched for a third alternative political front at the national level, saying Nitish Kumar in Bihar, the ruling Yadavs in U.P. and other like minded people should come forward for the formation of third front, "which will help to wipe out the BJP and the Congress."
Shivpal Yadav asked the people to be wary of communal forces and those who were trying to divide the people. Mr Yadav said it was time to "root out" communal forces from Haryana and elsewhere in the country.
Calling Devi Lal messiah of farmers and the weaker sections, Nitish Kumar while attacking the BJP, said, "See what is happening today. People sought votes in the name of farmers and once in power they forgot them. What did BJP say before 2014 Lok Sabha polls, what had the Prime Minister, who was then BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, promised then. He used to say that difficult days faced by the farmers would be over now, but they (BJP) forgot them once in power".
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