Fearing defeat, oppn raising poll boycott threat: NDA
Union minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, said the RJD already is fearing defeat and its leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav has already started looking for an excuse. "Tejashwi knows very well that in the upcoming assembly elections, RJD is going to be defeated again and the public is going to bless the NDA again," Rai said.
The Union minister said in a democratic process, it is the decision of a party whether or not to participate in the election.
"The Grand Alliance has been constantly trying to mislead the people, who, in fact, are participating in the ongoing correction in the voter list. So, Tejashwi is nervous about this," Rai added.
Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha said the opposition has no agenda and they are trying to make whatever they think could be a poll issue. "Chunav ke baad munh chupane ki jagah dhoond rahe hai ki is karan se haar gaye.
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Bhumika bana rahe hain pehle se kyonki unki haar nischit hai (they are staring at defeat and trying to find an excuse)," said Kushwaha, who met Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) patron and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in Delhi a day before.
JD(U) also took a swipe at the opposition boycott threat. JD(U) state chief spokesperson and MLC, Neeraj Kumar, said the opposition has become a political "rudali" nowadays. "There is a tradition of rudali in Rajasthan, where women are called to cry when someone dies.
The opposition is playing a similar role," Kumar said.
Kumar said RJD leader Tejashwi and the entire opposition is insulting the Constitution and the Election Commission of India (ECI), which is a constitutional body. "The Supreme Court is also hearing the cases on SIR. So, creating a ruckus and disrupting the House proceedings on this issue is an insult to constitutional institutions," he added.
BJP leader and road construction department minister Nitin Nabin said if Tejashwi trusts Bangladeshi infiltrators, he should contest elections in Bangladesh. "The opposition uproar over the SIR and subsequent talk of boycotting elections clearly reflects their loss of faith in democracy. In reality, they are rattled by the development agenda of the NDA govt and has now resorted to baseless allegations and undemocratic rhetoric in frustration," Nabin said.
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