New Delhi | July, 29, 2017: Nitish Kumar’s act of resigning on moral grounds and becoming chief minister again in less than 24 hrs with BJP’s support, is the climax of ideological corruption and politics of opportunism and NAPM condemns it in strongest terms. This act in itself goes against the peoples mandate and is unfortunately a big setback to politics of secularism. At the centre of this entire episode lies the most immoral efforts of BJP to assume power by making entry through backdoor. NAPM believes that Nitish Kumar has betrayed the people’s mandate of 2015 assembly elections, that was against the ‘communal and divisive politics’ of BJP and in favour of Mahagathbandhan.

Nitish Kumar’s claim of zero tolerance for corruption and acting on voice of conscience sounds hollow as he went for pre-poll alliance with Laloo Yadav a convicted politician, and presently allied with BJP whom his party accused of massive land scam prior to implementing ‘demonetization’. His complete surrender to Modi led BJP was very evident from his support to ‘demonetization’ and the recent President election where he supported BJP’s candidate. The results are there for all. His conscience was silent when over 2000 people were being butchered in Gujarat in the name of religion in 2002 as he clung to power, and has again chosen silence as he joins hands with BJP government that is responsible for killing people in the name of ‘Gauraksha’, also carrying out mindless violence against women and other marginalised sections of the society in the name of provocative dressing, eating and socializing.

Although Nitish has ‘proved his numbers’ through BJP’s backdoor support – his return to chief ministership and bringing BJP into the state’s ruling alliance is a murder of the popular and democratic mandate of the 2015 elections and the people of Bihar shall give him and the BJP a befitting reply in due course of time.