Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attends opposition RJD’s Iftar celebration, triggers political row

Express News Service

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday attended a Dawat-e-Iftar organised by most important opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) at former chief minister Rabri Devi’s residence at 10, Circular Road, in Patna, triggering a political row.

Leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, his elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav, Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti had been amongst these seen sitting beside Nitish who was seen speaking to Tejashwi and exchanged pleasantaries on the event.

Nitish’s attendance Iftar celebration hosted by RJD happened a day earlier than Union Minister Amit Shah’s go to to Jagdishpur in Bhojpur district to attend Veer Kunwar Singh ‘vijayotsava’. Moreover, it occurred at a time when the connection between the BJP and JDU is bitter.

Both BJP and JDU have been at loggerheads over plethora of points starting from prohibition, caste-based census, regulation and order to state BJP management. Sources additionally mentioned that Nitish walked from his official residence in 1 Anne Marg to the venue.

Earlier, working chairman of Bihar legislative council Awadhesh Narain Singh and state industries minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain paid a go to to the celebration.

The Iftar celebration has been organised at Rabri Devi’s residence after a spot of 5 years. Last week, Nitish had hosted an Iftar celebration at his 1 Anne Marg residence, which was attended by a number of ministers, MLAs and MLCs.