Nitish has joined hands with communal forces for his personal politics: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today charged that JD-U Chief Nitish Kumar has joined hands with communal forces for his personal politics. ''Mandate was given to Nitish ji for the anti-communal fight but now he has joined hands with them (BJP) for his personal politics,'' Mr Gandhi told reporters here.

He said said they were aware that Nitish Kumar was planning to join hands with communal forces. ''We knew three to four months ago that such planning was going on,'' the Congress leader said. Mr Gandhi said that when e a person could go to any extent to remain in power, it showed a lack of credibility. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday quit the grand alliance in Bihar and joined hands with the BJP to form a government in the state. (UNI)