Nitish Kumar great Paltu Ram, BJP his "madari": Nationalist Congress Party

The Nationalist Congress Party on Sunday said Nitish Kumar will be remembered in political history as the great paltu Ram who loves jumping on command of Bharatiya Janata PartyIt is not surprising that he has done this Volte Face once again because he seems to be addicted to this kind of behaviour the partyrsquos national spokesperson Clyde Crasto said in a statement on SundayThe Nationalist Congress Party dubbed BJP the madari of Nitish Kumar who it said loves jumping to their commandsEarlier in the day the JD U chief resigned as the chief minister of Bihar saying things were not working well for him in the Mahagathbandhan and in the opposition INDIA alliance and staked claim to form a new government with the BJP which he had dumped less than 18 months agoLater in the day he took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time PTI MRMeanwhile Nationalist Congress Party Ajit Pawar faction leader Praful Patel Sunday said the criticism of the Maharashtra government by senior leader and minister Chhagan Bhujbal on its handling of the Maratha quota protest is not the official stand of the partyBhujbal has echoed the stand of Samata Parishad an Other Backward Class OBC organisation headed by him and not of the Nationalist Congress Party Patel told reportersBhujbal questioned the backdoor entry of Marathas into the OBC grouping after the Maharashtra government accepted the demands of activist Manoj JarangeActivist Manoj Jarange on Saturday called off his indefinite fast for Maratha quota after the Maharashtra government accepted his demands with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announcing that till Marathas get reservation they will be given all the benefits enjoyed by the OBCsA draft notification was issued by the government following negotiations with Jarange stating that blood relatives of a Maratha person who has records to show that he belongs to the agrarian Kunbi community would also be recognised as KunbiMeanwhile Union minister Narayan Rane on Sunday said he does not agree with the Maharashtra governments decision to give all benefits enjoyed by the OBCs to Marathas till they get reservationIt would be an encroachment on the rights of other backward communities and could lead to an unrest in Maharashtra Rane the former chief minister of the state said in a post on XRane in a post on X said he does not approve of the state governments decision and assurance to the Maratha community regarding the reservationIt will lead to suppression of the Maratha community that has a historical legacy and it will also be an encroachment on the other backward communities he saidIt could lead to an unrest in the state Rane said adding he will speak on the issue on Monday alsoKunbi an agrarian community falls in the OBC category and Jarange who is spearheading the agitation for reservation for the Marathas since last August has been demanding Kunbi certificates for all MarathasDeputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has tried to assuage concerns of the OBCs stating that Marathas would not get Kunbi caste certificate without any proof With inputs from PTI