Nitish seeks to dismiss Modi ‘wave’

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday sought to dismiss the so-called wave claimed by BJP in favour of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday sought to dismiss the so-called wave claimed by BJP in favour of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. A blower has been turned on by some people and you think it is natural air. There is nothing like this, he said in an apparent dig at Modi.

He also termed Muzaffarnagar riots a blot on the country like Gujarat and Bhagalpur riots in the past and said the situation should not have been allowed to deteriorate to the extent it did.

Constant vigilance and quick response time are key to defusing any communal flare up,the JD(U) leader said and cited the example of his state where district magistrates and superintendents of police are duty-bound to go to the spot and resolve any incidence with potential of religious tension.

I met European Union Ambassador over lunch today. Somebody asked me what I would have done (in case of communal tension). I said there is no alternative to round the clock vigil… You have to earn everybodys confidence. Its not about words but action, he said.

He was delivering the sixth annual lecture of National Commission for Minorities on the Idea of India.

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