Patna,(BiharTimes): The ‘leader’ of the Janata Dal (United)  Legislature Party, Nitish Kumar, on Thursday hit out at  governor, Keshri Nath Tripathi, for fixing February 20 as date  for chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to prove majority.

Speaking to the media after returning to Patna from New Delhi  he asked as to why has the governor given so much time for  floor-testing? After all whose speech would the governor read in the all important Budget Session of the Bihar Assembly? 

Will it be of the Manjhi government which enjoys the support  of just 12 MLAs as till now even the BJP has not declared it  support to it.

Nitish said that by giving more than eight days time the  governor is simply encouraging horsetrading and creating an  atmosphere to impose the President’s Rule. The former chief minister said that all the Constitutional  norms are being violated and that too on the eve of the joint  address to the state Assembly.He openly held prime minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit  Shah responsible for whatever is happening in Bihar. “The  Press conference Manjhi addressed after his meeting with  Narendra Modi is a clear indication to this fact,” he said.