Nitish can rejoin NDA anytime: Ramdas Athawale
Nitish is free to come back to NDA at any time: Ramdas Athawale is the Minister of the Union. Athawale, who was in this city to launch central welfare initiatives, also advised Nitish not to attend the third round of meeting of Opposition leaders that is planned to take place in the month of August in the state of Maharashtra.
PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar could return to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) anytime, said Ramdas Athawale, Union Minister of State for social justice and empowerment.
Athawale, who was here to launch central welfare schemes, also urged Nitish not to attend the third round of meeting of Opposition leaders scheduled to be held in August in Maharashtra.
The date of the meeting has not been announced so far.
“Nitish hamare hain, hamare pass kabhi bhi aa sakte hain (Nitish is one among us and can return anytime),” Athawale, who is chief of the Republican Party of India (RPI) said.
He said that Nitish’s absence was always felt within the NDA. Referring to the long association with Janata Dal (United) supremo, the union minister said that the latter is a good friend.
“He has been part of the NDA for a long time. Why had he joined NDA when he had the intention of returning to the Opposition camp?” he asked.
Athawale’s statement ahead of the third round of Opposition meeting assumed significance as Nitish was not happy with the happenings at the second meeting held in Bengaluru on July 17-18. Nitish, however, later clarified the question of being unhappy didn’t arise when his suggestions were honoured.
The union minister said that Bihar would continue to get its share from the centre so far as development is concerned. Athawale lauded the works undertaken during the tenure of Nitish Kumar when he was part of the NDA.
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