JD-U attacks Sharad for not supporting alliance with BJP

Patna Aug 3 (IANS) Bihar s ruling JD-U on Thursday targeted former party President Sharad Yadav for not supporting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar s new alliance with the BJP and accused him of compromising with corruption.

"Sharad Yadav is compromising with corruption by supporting the RJD and Congress-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar " JD-U chief spokesperson Sanjay Singh said here.

He was asked about Rajya Sabha member Sharad Yadav s opposition to Nitish Kumar s decision to form a government with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar after dumping the Grand Alliance with the RJD and the Congress.

The spokesman raised questions about Sharad Yadav s decision to hold a seminar against communalism in New Delhi on August 17 two days ahead of the JD-U National Executive meeting in Patna.

Most senior leaders of the Congress and Left and regional parties are likely to attend the seminar.

Another JD-U spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said it was difficult to understand why Sharad Yadav was backing tainted leaders.

This is first time JD-U leaders have launched a direct attack against Sharad Yadav since Nitish Kumar embraced the BJP.

Sharad Yadav has said that Nitish Kumar s decision to ally with the BJP violated the mandate given by the people of Bihar in 2015.

--IANS
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