Nitish's country-wide yatra to forge Oppn unity likely after budget session

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hinted that his proposed countrywide tour for forging Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls may take place after the budget session of the assembly next monthKumar had earlier said several times that he was working hard to unite the Opposition parties ahead of the 2024 electionsThe JDU leader ended his ties with the BJPled NDA in August last year and formed an alliance government with the RJD and the Congress in BiharKumar launched his statewide Samadhan Yatra aimed at reviewing the implementation of the ongoing projects and other schemes of the state government from Bettiah in West Champaran district on ThursdayAsked by reporters about his plans to visit other states in a bid to bring together political parties opposed to the BJP he said he will complete the Samadhan Yatra firstAlso Read Nitish Kumar has created storm which can challenge BJP Shiv SenaThis yatra will be completed by February 8 The budget session of the assembly will be there Then I will think this over the CMWhile addressing party workers in Patna in December last year Kumar had said I am working hard to unite all Opposition parties in the country If all the parties come together and present a united fight we can defeat BJP in 2024However Kumar has several times rejected the speculation of becoming the Prime Ministerial candidate saying he was not the contender for the postEarlier on Thursday Kumar visited Daruabari village in Bagaha subdivision as part of his Samadhan yatra and reviewed the ongoing government schemes in the areaHe was accompanied by cabinet colleagues Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Sanjay Kumar JhaThe CM also met schoolgirls and Jeevika Didis women associated with selfhelp groups under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project in the villageKumar instructed officials to ensure that pending works related to construction of rural roads in the area are completed on a priority basisThe CM directed officials to check river erosion and adopt all possible means with full alertness to stop the erosion of Gandak River said a senior official who was present thereLater Kumar chaired a meeting of senior officials of the state administration and reviewed several projects of the governmentKumar will visit Sitamarhi district on Friday Samadhan yatra would be held in Vaishali Siwan and Saran on January 7 8 and 9 respectivelyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever