Drawing attention to corruption charges against Rashtriya Janta Dal Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish said:
I didn’t have a choice, I tolerated everything and thought this happens in alliance. I continued to work. They are accumulating wealth in the garb of secularism. I had asked them to explain the corruption allegations, had they done that, the situation could have been different.
He further added that he could not remain silent owing to his policy of “zero tolerance” for corruption.
RJD made objectionable statements against the grand alliance; none from JD(U) said anything against RJD’s supreme leader... Lalu did not give any clarification on corruption charges; how could I remain silent as I talked about zero tolerance on corruption...I don’t need any certificate from anybody on secularism.
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