Soon after Bihar's deputy chief minister Sushil Modi took a dig at pollster and JDU leader Prashant Kishor, now the latter has hit back hard, reminding him he owes his position due to "circumstances".
Kishor on Tuesday morning tweeted: "The leadership of Nitish Kumar in Bihar and the role of JDU as the largest party has been decided by the people of Bihar, not by any other party leader or its top leadership."
Then he sarcastically added that "It is a pleasant experience" to hear "lectures on political dignity and ideology" from Sushil Modi, who became deputy chief minister even after the "defeat in 2015" due to "circumstances".
बिहार में @NitishKumar का नेतृत्व और JDU की सबसे बड़े दल की भूमिका बिहार की जनता ने तय किया है, किसी दूसरी पार्टी के नेता या शीर्ष नेतृत्व ने नहीं।
2015 में हार के बाद भी परिस्थितिवश DY CM बनने वाले @SushilModi से राजनीतिक मर्यादा और विचारधारा पर व्याख्यान सुनना सुखद अनुभव है।— Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) December 31, 2019
Kishor's latest dig brought out the discomfort between the two NDA allies — BJP and the JDU out in the open, once again.
This latest outburst comes in the wake of Sushil Modi training his guns at Kishor saying, "A person running business for profit first tries to create a market for his service, thinks about the welfare of the country later." Though Sushil Modi did not mention Kishor, but who was his point of blistering attack was apparent.
But Kishor has not left anything to imagination by not only tagging Sushil Modi but also calling him and his party as "defeated in 2015".
This latest round of political spat comes in the wake of Sushil Modi's claim that "... people, who didn't enter politics because of their ideology but by running a company that collects election data and frames slogans, are hell-bent on benefiting the opposition alliance by making remarks against the (NDA) alliance."
2020 का विधानसभा चुनाव प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार के नेतृत्व में लड़ा जाना तय है। सीटों के तालमेल का निर्णय दोनों दलों का शीर्ष नेतृत्व समय पर करेगा। कोई समस्या नहीं है।
लेकिन जो लोग किसी विचारधारा के तहत नहीं, बल्कि चुनावी डाटा जुटाने और नारे....... pic.twitter.com/aCIUmFkFgL— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) December 30, 2019
Kishor's I-PAC, an advocacy group has been providing services to Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and reportedly to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, as well.
Both the Trinamool and the AAP are staunch opponents of the BJP. This is in spite of Kishor being a JDU leader, which is an NDA ally.
Kishor has also made remarks recently, asking 16 non-BJP Chief Ministers to oppose the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, urging, 'Task of Saving India on You'.
-with inputs from IANS
First Published: Dec 31, 2019 11:56 AM IST
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