Patna, Sep 11, 2016: Individuals of Bihar gave Nitish Kumar their mandate. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday countered former RJD MP and criminal-turned-politician Shahabuddin’s swipe at him, saying that individuals of Bihar have given the mandate to him and requested media “to not waste time and space by giving mileage to such individuals”.

Individuals of Bihar gave Nitish Kumar their mandate.

“Individuals of Bihar know whom they’ve given their help and mandate,” Nitish Kumar informed the media right here in response to Shahabuddin, who quickly after he walked out of Bhagalpur Central Jail on Saturday claimed that his chief was RJD’s Lalu Prasad and never Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as Individuals of Bihar gave Nitish Kumar their mandate.

Nitish Kumar additionally mentioned that “Individuals’s mandate to me was to not react to all or any statements. If anyone says something, it’s not essential to react over it,” he stated.

Shahabuddin on Saturday mentioned “My chief was Lalu Prasad, is Lalu Prasad and can stay Lalu Prasad.” He additional mentioned “Nitish Kumar modifications his stance in accordance with the scenario. He’s not my chief. Lalu will all the time be my chief” when Individuals of Bihar gave Nitish Kumar their mandate.

It was countered by some ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leaders like Shayam Rajak, Neeraj Kumar and Sanjay Singh. They stated the ruling Grand Alliance of JD-U, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress gained the Bihar polls in 2015 within the identify of Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister.

Shahabuddin was launched from jail after 11 lengthy years on Saturday to a tumultuous welcome by tons of of cheering supporters.

He claimed that he was framed in legal instances, and that politics had nothing to do with the bail Patna Excessive Court granted him 4 days in the past in a case associated to the killing of a murder witness as Individuals of Bihar gave Nitish Kumar their mandate.

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