Patna: Firing a fresh salvo at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, former RJD parliamentarian Mohammed Shahabuddin - who was released on bail on Saturday after 11 years in jail - told CNN-News18 that Nitish is a "situational CM" and not a mass leader.
Shahabuddin said, may be he (Nitish) is the CM of Bihar but his leader will always be Lalu Prasad Yadav. "Nitish ji became Bihar's CM because of the political situation. It is only because of circumstances/situation he is now the state chief minister," Shahabuddin said.
He, however, maintained that there is no threat to the JDU-RJD alliance in Bihar. "Whatever I said is my personal view and it is nothing to do with the party," he added.
He said, "If there is any dissent or difference of opinion, I will discuss it that with my party leader."
Party insider claimed that Shahabuddin developed a bitter relationship with Nitish for his alleged role behind his arrest in 2005. Shahabuddin, then the RJD MP from Siwan, had been arrested from his official residence in New Delhi by a team of Bihar police in 2005. Since then, he left no stone unturned to attack Nitish politically.
On the context of other party leaders including Raghuvansh Prasad Singh who said that he was also against the idea of making Nitish as the CM of the state, Shahabuddin said, "My views on Nitish Kumar is personal and I am not aware of Raghuvansh Prasad's statement."
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