Taking a swipe at JD(U) president Nitish Kumar over his newest volte-face after he walked out of the Mahagathbandhan authorities in Bihar, senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor on Sunday known as him as a “snollygoster” or a shrewd and unprincipled politician.
Tharoor shared his social media submit from 2017 when Nitish Kumar had damaged away from the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress and returned to the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) regardless of being foes for a very long time.
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In 2017, the Congress chief had tweeted: “Phrase of the day! Definition of *snollygoster* US dialect: a shrewd, unprincipled politician. First Identified Use: 1845. Most up-to-date use: 26/7/17.”
Sharing that submit, Tharoor stated in a submit of X, “Did not realise it might be the Phrase of One other Day too!#snollygoster.”
Reacting to Kumar’s determination to hitch the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Congress on Sunday in contrast Nitish Kumar to a “chameleon”, and stated the individuals of the state won’t ever forgive him for his “betrayal”.
Congress celebration MP Jairam Ramesh stated, “This won’t have an effect on the INDIA alliance. The individuals of Bihar will give the fitting reply to Nitish Kumar and those that are sitting in Delhi within the 2024 elections. I’ve not seen any opportunistic chief like him. He can provide powerful competitors to Chameleon. This complete drama has been created by PM- ‘Muhurat Mantri’. He’s baffled by the success of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra…”
Nitish Kumar on Sunday resigned because the chief minister of Bihar, saying “issues weren’t working properly” for him within the Mahagathbandhan and the opposition bloc INDIA.
He staked declare to type a brand new authorities with the BJP, which he had dumped lower than 18 months in the past.
Speaking to media after submitting his resignation to governor Rajendra Arlekar, Kumar, who’s prone to type a brand new authorities by the night, stated: “I’ve submitted my resignation to the Governor. The federal government that was in place now involves an finish. I’ve let it go”.
On the state BJP headquarters, the celebration’s in-charge Vinod Tawde stated: “We had gathered right here to take heed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat. After the programme. Later a proposal was moved to assist the JD(U) and type an NDA authorities which was unanimously accepted by all MLAs.”
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