SEPT 24- In the backdrop of IB alert issued to Bihar and Muzaffar Nagar riots Nitish Kumar government has insinuated that they may scuttle BJP’s upcoming “Hunkaar rally”to be held in Patna next month. JD(U) claims BJP may destroy communal harmony in the state through its rally.
In an exclusive interview to Headlines Today, JD(U) Vice-President Ram Kishore Singh hinted that govt was contemplating banning Namo’s entry into Bihar for the rally and warned of putting BJP’s PM nominee behind the bars if communal tension erupts because of the rally.
Ram Kishore Singh who till the last month was in BJP said “Namo will not be able to do anything in Bihar. We are keeping an eye on situation. If we foresee trouble, our govt will act.
We know how to tame cat like Namo. Namo will make atmosphere communal during his Hunkaar rally. Our option is to stop NaMo from entering into Bihar or if he vitiates communal atmosphere, we may put him behind bars”.
JD(U) has expressed concern over the rally and said that BJP will be trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the state through the rally. Party President Vashishta Narayan Singh said “Muzaffar Nagar incident is cause of concern for the country… some elements in BJP will try to destroy communal harmony in Bihar during Hunkaar rally but govt will not allow that to happen….there could be some ripple effects but govt will act on such trouble makers”.
But the BJP is in a combative mode threatens to give apt reply to the Nitish Kumar govt in they try to scuttle the rally. Party President Mangal Pandey speaking to Headlines Today said “BJP takes all section of the society all the time.
If JD(U) believes that we will vitiate communal harmony, they are in govt and free to do anything. We a will tackle them in the way they want to”.
On a day when NIC meeting takes place in Delhi, Nitish govt has dropped insinuation of not allowing Namo into Bihar as his visit could stoke communal tension in the state.
The Bihar govt has reasons to back it claims because since the JD(U)-BJP split in June, there has been upsurge in communal violence across the state.
INDIA TODAY
