Kumar’s detractors mock him, say it’s emotional drama to woo voters
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday sprang a surprise by announcing at a poll rally in Purnia that he is contesting his last elections. This was Kumar’s last
election rally for the third and final phase of the Assembly polls on November 7.
“Jan lijiye aaj chunav ka aakhri din hai aur parson chunav hai aur ye mera antim chunav hai. Ant bhala, to sab bhalla (You should know that today is the last day of campaign and the day after is the election. And this is my last election. All’s well that ends well),” Kumar said.
At 69, Kumar could still have many years in politics going by the way his contemporaries have remained active in their late 70s and early 80s. Kumar is seeking a fourth straight term in office.
Kumar detractors have mocked at his decision, saying this was an “emotional” drama to win back the voters. “Kumar never sticks to his words. If he could go back to BJP after vowing never to join hands with the saffron outfit, who will trust his today’s announcement,” said RJD leader Shivanand Tewari.
RJD chief and former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, who is lodged in a Ranchi jail as fodder scam convict, tweeted a video clip of Kumar speaking at Bihar Assembly elections in which he had declared he would never join hands with the BJP even if “mai mitti me mil jau.”
“How can anyone be so unprincipled, thoughtless and immoral in public life,” Lalu said.
