In his first comment to Nitish Kumar’s umpteenth flip, Rahul Gandhi stated on Tuesday that it just takes ‘little pressure’ for the Bihar chief minister to change his direction.
“Why he (Kumar) came under pressure? Because in Bihar, our alliance has put one thing in front of the people: in this yatra (march), we have been speaking about five ‘nyays’ (justice). One of those ‘nyays’ is social justice… you can also call it participation or equity,” Gandhi stated in Bihar’s Purnia, a day after his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ reached the state from the neighbouring West Bengal.
#WATCH | Bihar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, "…A little pressure is exerted, and he (Nitish Kumar) makes a U-turn…" pic.twitter.com/NZdvRZVE5f
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The veteran politician rejoined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Sunday, taking on the role of chief minister for the ninth time. This happened after his Janata Dal (United) left the NDA in August 2022 to join the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) formed by Gandhi’s Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Left Parties.