Decades-long NDA govt burden on Bihar, should be scrapped like 15-year-old vehicles: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna, Mar 1 (PTI): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday mocked the BJP-led NDA government in Bihar, asserting that time has come to change the two-decade-old dispensation, much like 15-year-old vehicles are banned in the state for spreading pollution.
Yadav also said that the state government has now become a “burden” on the people of Bihar.
“The 20-year-old NDA government in Bihar, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has now turned into a rickety vehicle. There is a ban on vehicles that are more than 15 years old across Bihar as they emit too much smoke, increase pollution and are harmful to the public.
“Therefore, why should the 20-year-old rickety NDA government be allowed to operate in the state? This government has become a burden on the people of Bihar… it must be changed,” the Leader of the Opposition in the assembly said in a post on X.
Yadav claimed that over the past 20 years, the Nitish Kumar-led government has spread the “deadly pollution of poverty, unemployment, corruption, crime and migration” in the state.
“The Nitish-BJP government of manipulation and flip-flops has ruined the lives of two generations in 20 years. The youth of Bihar have resolved to remove this dilapidated, sick and unreliable government, and bring a dispensation with new thinking, new vision, new zeal and a new direction – that is reliable and dedicated to providing jobs, employment and development,” he said in the post.
Kumar, also the JD(U) supremo, had snapped ties with the BJP in 2013, only to return four years later, after having shared power with the RJD between 2015 and 2017. In 2022, he again crossed over to the RJD-helmed ‘Mahagathbandhan’, but was back in the NDA last year.
Yadav’s comments come on a day the chief minister turned 74, with greetings pouring in from various leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
“Hearty birthday wishes to the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar ji. Under his leadership, the state has progressed on a new path of development. May God grant him a healthy and long life,” Modi said on X.
Shah, in another post, said: “Heartfelt birthday wishes to the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar ji. Under your leadership, Bihar has become synonymous with public welfare and good governance under the NDA. I pray for your excellent health and long life.”
Yadav also greeted Kumar with a birthday message on X.
बिहार में 𝟏𝟓 साल पुरानी गाड़ी चलाने की अनुमति नहीं है क्योंकि वो ज़्यादा धुँधा फेंकती है, प्रदूषण बढ़ाती, जनता के लिए हानिकारक है तो फिर 𝐍𝐃𝐀 की 𝟐𝟎 साल पुरानी जोड़-तोड़, पलटा-पलटी वाली खटारा सरकार क्यों चलेगी?
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 1, 2025
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
