Nitish Kumar claims during a rally for the home minister that Amit Shah knows nothing about Bihar and India

Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, made fun of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that his coalition with Lalu Prasad, a longtime foe, was unsustainable like a mixture of “oil and water” on Saturday.

The INDIA coalition’s boycott, which was declared by the JD(U) supreme leader, was due to “misgivings” about certain news anchors, the JD(U) supreme leader said, while also accusing the Narendra Modi government at the Centre of stifling the media.

In Bakhtiyarpur town, on the outskirts of the state capital, Kumar told reporters, “I take no notice of these people who are rattled by my efforts to bring the opposition together and, therefore, keep talking rubbish (und-bund bolta hai)”.

He was replying to questions about the rally Shah, largely considered as the chief strategist for the BJP, spoke at in Jhanjharpur, north Bihar.

Kumar responded to Shah’s allegation of bad state government by saying, “He understands nothing about Bihar and the job we have been doing here. He also lacks any knowledge about the nation.

The longest-serving chief minister of Bihar said, “I have no idea about it,” when asked about the boycott of 14 news anchors over their alleged pro-BJP and anti-communal prejudice. However, I have always supported journalistic freedom, which is being attacked by individuals in positions of power at the Center. As soon as we overthrow the existing regime, I guarantee you complete freedom to pursue your profession.

“The decision (to boycott 14 anchors) may have been taken because of misgivings,” the JD(U) supremo, who severed relations with the BJP a year before, said.

Shah’s usage of the “oil and water” metaphor infuriated Rabri Devi, a former chief minister and the wife of RJD president Lalu Prasad, in Patna.

They run a business (bania). They seem knowledgeable about adulteration. Rabri Devi, who replaced her husband as chief minister and whose younger son Tejashwi Yadav serves as deputy CM, said that this is why they talk in such a way.

The homemaker-turned-politician, whose older son Tej Pratap Yadav also serves as a minister in the state cabinet, questioned why the Modi administration was hesitant to conduct elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which was de-stated and divided into two Union territories five years ago.

She also said that members of the BJP have been “feeling ashamed in uttering the word India, even though it is the name by which our country is known in other parts of the world” ever since the new opposition alliance was created.