Nitish govt under threat from its own JD-U MLAs: BJP

Patna: BJP on Saturday alleged that the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is under threat from its own legislators who are getting “restless” due to delay in Cabinet expansion. “BJP need not destabilise the Nitish Kumar government as often accused by the CM…the government is under threat of its own JD(U) MLAs, four Independents and four-member Congress party,” former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi told reporters. [caption id=“attachment_1008063” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. AFP[/caption] “The JD(U) MLAs are getting restless due to delay in cabinet expansion and many of them will leave the party if not made minister,” Modi said. “The four Independents are also running out of patience,” he said. Three Independents had walked out of the House during special discussion on law and order on Friday because they were allowed only one minute each to speak on the motion. “They were brought back to the House after a lot of persuasion by JD(U) members,” Modi, accompanied by Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Nand Kishore Yadav, said. “The four Congress MLAs voted for Nitish government on confidence motion have also not committed support to it by writing to the Governor,” he said. To a question, he said, “the CM may announce any day joining of hands by JD(U), RJD, LJP and Congress in the name of their pet assertions of stopping communal forces led by BJP.” He ruled out any possibility of understanding between BJP and RJD as sounded out by the ruling party. PTI