‘Dhokhebaaz’ poster targeting Nitish Kumar over Waqf bill appears outside Rabri Devi’s home | India News

Poster outside Rabri Devi’s residence (ANI)

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, dealing with a “boycott” by Muslim teams for supporting the central authorities’s Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was focused in a poster put up outside the residence of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Bihar’s former chief minister, Rabri Devi.

The poster, put up by RJD member Sanju Kohli, accused Kumar of betraying the Muslim neighborhood on a number of points, together with the Waqf Bill and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Using lyrics from a 1996 Bollywood movie “Saajan Chale Sasural,” the poster labeled Kumar a “dhokhebaaz” (deceiver) who takes Muslim votes however fails to help their pursuits.
The JD(U) is a constituent of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the nation’s governing coalition. The NDA governs Bihar as nicely.
Kumar’s help is essential for the BJP because the latter misplaced its parliamentary majority in Lok Sabha polls final 12 months.
The poster, in the meantime, comes two days after the identical RJD chief, in one other poster outside Rabri Devi’s residence, focused Kumar for not standing in consideration whereas the nationwide anthem was happening.

In a video which went viral, the Bihar CM was seen speaking and making gestures whereas the anthem was being performed at an occasion in state capital Patna.
Bihar is scheduled to carry meeting polls later within the 12 months. The election will likely be a straight contest between the NDA and the RJD-led opposition Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance).