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Reacting to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's statement regarding 'friendship' with a BJP leader, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ravi Kishan said on Thursday that the same statement will come from all 26 parties of the INDIA bloc.
"CM Nitish Kumar has given this statement today. I can say with surety that this statement will come from all 26 parties who have formed an alliance. 15 people from the alliance want to become the Prime Minister; just imagine what they will do with the country," the BJP MP said. Kishan's reaction came after CM Kumar, on Thursday, while pointing towards a BJP leader from the stage, said, "All the people we have here are our friends. You will remain connected to me as long as I live." Nitish was speaking at the convocation ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Central University in Motihari. "All the people we have here are our friends. We are different, you are different, does it mean our friendship will end? You will remain connected to me as long as I live. We will all work together. President, we are very happy that you are here. We would like you to keep coming here. We will show you the entire Champaran once, the land of Mahatma Gandhi," Nitish Kumar said. The RJD, an ally of Nitish Kumar, however, played down the comments, saying the Bihar Chief Minister was speaking of his personal relationships. "Radha Mohan Singh (of the BJP) was sitting in front, so he spoke about his personal relationship. There is no mention of any party. People interpreted him incorrectly," said RJD's Shakti Yadav. The BJP also distanced itself from the comments and said it has no connection with Nitish Kumar any more. "Nitish Kumar has left, we have asked him to leave. The BJP clearly believes that we are together in development, but there is a fight on principles. Amit Shah has said that he has no connection with Nitish Kumar," said Saket Choudhary, the state BJP chief. (ANI)
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