' A little pressure and he takes U-turn, we don't need him': Rahul Gandhi takes dig at Nitish Kumar

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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and said "A little pressure is exerted, and he (Nitish Kumar) takes a. ." Addressing a gathering in Purnea during his ongoing "..

," Rahul said The Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) will fight for social justice in Bihar; we don't require Nitish Kumar for that purpose, we don't require him at all..

Congress is a part of the Mahagathbandhan', which is now in opposition in the state and also includes Lalu Prasad's RJD and the Left parties...

Rahul claimed that Nitish Kumar was feeling trapped after getting a caste survey conducted under pressure from the Mahagathbandhan partners and the BJP provided him with a way out...

"You (people) need to understand that Nitish Kumar was feeling trapped after the Congress and RJD (Mahagathbandhan's largest constituent) ensured that a caste survey was held..

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