'Bihar Ki Beti' Meira Kumar nominated to lose in Prez polls: Nitish Kumar
Speaking to reporters, the Bihar CM said: "Presidential election should not be made a political fight."
"I have a lot of respect for Meira Kumarji, but 'Bihar ki beti (daughter)' has been nominated only to lose," he told reporters.
Earlier in the day, RJD chief Lalu Prasad asked his ally, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, to change his decision to back Ram Nath Kovind's Presidential candidature soon, saying he still has time to “correct” himself.
“Nitish Kumar has committed a historic blunder by announcing his support to the NDA’s Ppresidential candidate…he still has time to correct it,” Prasad told the media.
He said it was Kumar who had initiated the unity move in the opposition but he suddenly lent his support to the NDA candidate.
“Pata nahi kaun si khichadi paki ki Nitish ne NDA ka samarthan kiya (Don’t know what cooked up between them that he supported the NDA in the Presidential polls),” the RJD chief said.
The opposition parties, led by the Congress, has propped up former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as their candidate against the NDA nominee.
The JD-U, however, has refused to change its decision but said it was an “isolated” case.
“Supporting the NDA is just an isolated case. We have no commitment for the BJP in future,” JD-U spokesperson KC Tyagi told a newsmen channel on Friday .
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