The brand new Parliament development is an try to write a brand new historical past through those that had no contribution to the liberty battle, Nitish Kumar stated.
PATNA: Amid Opposition name for boycotting the inauguration of the brand new Parliament development, Bihar Leader Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday asserted that there’s “no use” for a brand new Parliament development.
The brand new Parliament development is an try to write a brand new historical past through those that had no contribution to the liberty battle, he instructed newshounds right here.
Kumar additionally expressed dismay over President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar, who may be the chairman of Rajya Sabha, no longer being invited to the serve as.
JD(U), of which he’s a senior chief, has introduced that it is going to boycott the inauguration of the brand new Parliament development on Sunday.
The birthday celebration will apply a day-long speedy right here at the day to protest the inauguration of the brand new Parliament development through Top Minister Narendra Modi.
“There’s no want for a brand new Parliament development…Those that had no contribution to the rustic’s battle for independence are looking to distort historical past. It’s fairly sudden that the President of India and the Vice-President, who’s the chairman of Rajya Sabha, have no longer been invited to the inauguration programme,” Kumar, who have been a cupboard minister within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee, instructed newshounds right here.
“JD(U) strongly holds that the president is crucial a part of the rustic’s parliamentary machine. Because the president, Droupadi Murmu holds the very best constitutional submit within the nation and he or she must were invited through the Narendra Modi govt to inaugurate the brand new Parliament. development,” the birthday celebration’s state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha instructed newshounds right here on Saturday.
Requested about his determination to skip the Niti Aayog assembly in Delhi on Saturday, Kumar stated, “It was once within the morning and I had different engagements in Patna right through the day…Subsequently I may just no longer pass to Delhi. Had the assembly been held within the afternoon, I’d have attended it. I despatched a listing of ministers and officers who may just attend the assembly, however there was once no reaction from the Centre. So no consultant from Bihar is attending as of late’s assembly”.
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At the Reserve Financial institution of India’s determination to withdraw Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from stream after September 30, 2023, Kumar stated, “First 1000 foreign money notes have been withdrawn and now Rs 2000…I fail to know their intentions”.
To questions about a most probably assembly of non-BJP events right here to speak about opposition cohesion sooner than the approaching Lok Sabha elections, he stated, “We will be able to discuss it later”.
Kumar had met Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in March who requested him to carry a gathering of the opposition events in Patna in Might finish.