Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “accurate” assessment of political dynasty and the Bihar chief minister for citing a shining example to stop the practice. The senior socialist leader expressed this gratitude in response to a question asked by Prime Minister Modi about an interview given last week in which he had denounced the dominance of family in political parties and said these included “socialism”. claim to be associated with the ideology of
Modi’s remarks were about the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and the main opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar. Assembly elections are going on in UP. Modi had said that apart from the late Ram Manohar Lohia and George Fernandez, “our allies are Nitish Babu” who emerged as “socialists” and did not fall into the temptation of establishing their own political dynasty.
Kumar said without naming, “As long as you achieve through your hard work, it is fine. But once you appoint your wife in your place, start imposing son on the party, you take a dangerous step.”
It is noteworthy that RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav had made his wife Rabri Devi the Chief Minister of Bihar and appointed his younger son Tejashwi Yadav as Leader of Opposition. Kumar emphasized that dynasty is harmful for any party in the long run. “At many places such parties are losing their influence,” he said. “It is the grace of the Prime Minister who spoke on the issue,” he said.