Nitish was a diamond when he was with us, now just coal: Javadekar

Patna,(BiharTimes): “Nitish Kumar was a diamond when he was with the BJP and once he quit the alliance and joined hands with Lalu Prasad Yadav, he has been reduced to coal. He was successful when he was with his partner and now he has failed because we are not with him,” said Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday.

“When he was in an alliance with the BJP, his performance was good. He ended ‘Gunda Raj’ from the state. But after our alliance ended, ‘Jungle Raj’ has once again begun in the state,” the minister told news agency PTI in Mumbai.

Javadekar is arriving to campaign in several Assembly constituencies of Bihar this week.

“People of Bihar will vote for development and the BJP will come to power with majority. Youth is with the BJP and Nitish’s decision to go with Lalu has not gone down well with them,” Javadekar was quoted.

He further said in states other than Bihar, one usually hears the phrase ‘cast the vote’ but ‘vote for caste’ seems to have worked in politics of Bihar.

However, according to him, this time, Bihar election will not be contested on the issue of caste. People are fed up of caste politics and are now yearning for development.

He claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma has not dwindled and that the party would capture Bihar under his leadership.