Prashant Kishor is just publicity hungry, says Nitish Kumar

Prashant Kishor and Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday refused to comment on the claim made by political strategist Prashant Kishor that the former was still in touch with the BJP and said "he keeps talking rubbish".

The political strategist on Thursday claimed that Kumar is "in touch with the BJP and he might once against tie up with the party if the situation demands".
"What should I say on this? He [Prashant Kishor] keeps talking rubbish. He makes such statements just for his publicity. Everybody knows that he
is working for which party", the Bihar chief minister remarked in reply to questions from journalists in Patna.

Kishor had also told PTI on Wednesday that Kumar has kept a line of communication open with the BJP through JD(U) MP and Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, Harivansh.

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"After having snapped ties with the BJP, Nitish Kumar should have asked Harivansh to step down. If he insisted on occupying the post, he could have been expelled from the JD(U). But Nitish is having this arrangement to keep options open for the future," Kishor had alleged on Wednesday.

The CM said, "Let him (Kishor) speak whatever he wants. We have nothing to do with him. Earlier, he used to work with me. It's a fact that there are certain people whom I promoted, ditched me".

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