By IANS,
New Delhi: Ahead of the first round of Bihar assembly elections, the Congress Wednesday attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying he was “communal at heart”.
Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar had run the government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but was not prepared to share the stage with some leaders of his alliance partner.
“He is misleading the people of the state… the BJP and JD-U stick to each other. There is no bigger example of political opportunism,” he said.
Posing questions to Nitish Kumar, Tewari said: “Does he believe that the BJP, along with Modi (Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi), was also responsible for the Gujarat massacre (2002 riots). Should the BJP seek apology from the people?”
The Congress spokesman said that Nitish Kumar does not want to be seen with Modi for the present but was “involved in covering up his deeds during the National Democratic Alliance government when he (Nitish Kumar) was a minister”.
“Why did he not resign then. Actually, he is totally communal at heart,” Tewari said.
The first phase of Bihar assembly elections will be held Thursday. Polls will be held in six phases Oct 21-Nov 20 to elect a 243-seat assembly.