Nitish’s cryptic response to Lalu’s ‘doors open’ remark-OxBig News Network

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday came up with a cryptic response to RJD president Lalu Prasad’s offer to return to the INDIA bloc.

Prasad had said, “Our doors are open (for Nitish). He should also unbolt his gates. This would facilitate movement of people from both sides.”

The remark comes in the backdrop of Home Minister Amit Shah’s stance on projecting the JD(U) supremo as NDA’s face in the Assembly poll.

Later, Nitish was approached with queries by journalists at Raj Bhavan, where he attended the swearing-in ceremony of Arif Mohammad Khan as the new Governor. Flanked by Khan and Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary (BJP on either side), Kumar folded his hands and smiled when his comments were sought on the offer. Pressed further, he asked, “What are you saying?”

Meanwhile, Lalu’s son and apparent heir Tejashwi Yadav, sought to downplay his father’s remarks, claiming that the RJD supremo had merely tried to satisfy the curiosity of the prying media.