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PM Narendra Modi along with BJP President Amit Shah is scheduled to addresses a rally in Gaya, Bihar on Sunday
Updated : Aug 09, 2015, 11:26 AM IST
The war of words between Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and PM Modi is hotting up, even though Election Commission is yet to announce dates for upcoming assembly elections in the state,
PM Narendra Modi along with BJP President Amit Shah is scheduled to addresses a rally in Gaya, Bihar on Sunday. Ahead of the rally, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has attacked the NDA government' Taking to social media, Nitish Kumar accused the Modi government of becoming Union Twitter Government" that listens, acts, and responds only on twitter. He then posted a screenshot of an earlier tweet where he had asked seven pointed questions to PM Modi.
Modiji even though you didn’t answer my questions was heartening to see you open your speech at Muzaffarpur taking cognizance of my tweets
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 9, 2015
Finally we have a government that could be truly called a "Union Twitter Government" that listens, acts, and responds only on twitter
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 9, 2015
Apparently you didn't have time to respond to these earlier. Hope you’ll do it now.Reposting for your ready reference pic.twitter.com/gPHTWFLExs
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 9, 2015
Nitish Kumar hoped that PM will answer his questions this time around, even though he failed to do so last time in Muzaffarpur. In the last election rally at Muzaffarpur, Modi questioned DNA of Nitish Kumar. Subsequently Bihar CM said that PM has offended the DNA of people of Bihar and even wrote an open letter asking Modi to withdraw his statement.
Nitish Kumar sparked a fresh controversy on Saturday, when he claimed that the state was not consulted or informed before appointment of the new governor.
He said
Those who talk about cooperative federalism, forget about consulting, they do not even inform the CM before appointing the Governor. Amazing
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) August 8, 2015
This war of words is likely to get more intense in the coming days.