Union ministers slam CM Nitish

PATNA: Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Sunday came down heavily on chief minister Nitish Kumar for skipping the railway function organised to mark the launch of Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express and predicted his "political end" very soon.
Talking to the media, Choubey said Nitish was invited by the railways, but he skipped the function since he moved into the company of "destructive forces".He alleged that Nitish had nothing to do with the development of the country and the state now.
"Leave aside becoming the opposition's PM candidate, he can't even become the CM candidate for his conduct," Choubey told reporters. He alleged the CM began hating development right since he joined the group of "destructive forces" and predicted his political disaster in the upcoming polls.
"Opposition INDIA bloc will be doomed in the next Lok Sabha polls and PM Narendra Modi will be back to power with the people's blessings once again," said Choubey, who holds multiple portfolios like consumer affairs, food and public distribution and environment, forest & climate change. He charged Nitish with insulting the 'Sanatan Dharma'.
Another Union minister, Giriraj Singh ridiculed Nitish for nursing prime ministerial ambitions while he was not even made the opposition bloc's convener. "How can he nurse big dream when the INDIA bloc hasn't even accepted him as a leader?" the BJP minister asked on Sunday.
State BJP president Samrat Choudhary asked Nitish to reveal when he would be declared the opposition's PM candidate. "He had dumped the NDA in the hope of becoming the PM candidate, but what happened to his dream now? When he will be declared as the opposition's PM candidate," Choudhary asked. He alleged the law and order situation in the state had touched its nadir and corruption had turned very alarming right since Nitish joined the Mahagathbandhan.