The occasion additionally handed a decision in its National Council assembly that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has “all the qualities” {that a} Prime Minister ought to have.
Speaking to reporters after the council assembly, JD(U) principal normal secretary and nationwide spokesperson KC Tyagi stated: “Just because the NDA had a coordination committee throughout the Atal Bihari Vajpayee authorities, we at the moment are engaged on an identical committee. Will welcome who will focus on many points. Issues on which we differ. This will assist in the graceful functioning of the alliance and discourage inappropriate feedback from NDA alliance leaders.
later, speaking to Indian ExpressTyagi stated: “We have also passed a resolution in the party’s national council that Nitish Kumar may not be in the PM race but has all the qualities that a PM should have.”
Asked in regards to the want for such a proposal, Tyagi stated: “Often there have been objections (on the prime ministerial occasions of Nitish Kumar) from some quarters, and we wanted to keep the record straight”.
The JD(U) chief additionally stated that the occasion will proceed to demand caste census. He stated, ‘We are ready for the constructive response of the PM.
When requested in regards to the demand for a coordination committee of the JD(U), BJP chief and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad was cautious within the response. “We support it because it will help us coordinate on various issues,” he stated.
On 23 August, Nitish Kumar led a 10-party delegation to satisfy Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the problem of caste census. Earlier, the chief minister had sought a probe into allegations of surveillance of telephones utilizing Pegasus adware.
The BJP is cautious of taking any step relating to the caste census, particularly as elections in Uttar Pradesh are close to. Several occasion leaders have stated privately that the occasion can not afford to oppose the OBCs, who’ve develop into an essential help base in recent times.
On 20 July, in a written reply to a query within the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai had stated: “The Government of India has decided not to enumerate caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as a matter of policy. . in the census.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
