Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, September 13
The war of words between the Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar and once his principal secretary RCP Singh is crossing all limits of decency with each other using words of contempt and challenging their “Haisiyat (stature)”.
RCP Singh, former union minister who was also national president of Janata Dal U after Nitish Kumar made some nasty disclosures about his former Boss at Ara, 50 kms from here on Monday. He started his three days tour to Shahabad region covering four districts in central Bihar.
RCP Singh disclosed after passing his bachelor in engineering examination, Nitish did not get a job. He had appeared at the entrance examination for recruitment in Navy, but he failed. “On the other hand, I joined the civil services after passing an examination conducted by UPSC in 1982 and was placed at 13th position,” Singh said. He was reacting to the claim of Nitish Kumar that RCP has no merit and it was because of him (Nitish) he could become whatever he was today.
Nitish when asked about RCP comments had said, “Wo kauchi chij hai (who is he). chhodiye na uske baare mein”.
The former union steel minister said, “On my own merit I became an IAS officer in 1982, when Nitish Kumar was on footpath. He had been defeated in 1977 and 1980 assembly elections and was struggling for a ticket in 1982, when I became an IAS”.
RCP who was an IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre claimed, “My stature is much higher than Nitish. He was reacting to the comment of Nitish that RCP has no stature-Uski aukat hi kya hai”. RCP today replied, “Mere saamne Nitish Kumar ki kya aukat hai”.
The former JDU leader made mockery of Nitish Kumar’s meetings with the opposition leaders and said, “The regional parties and their leaders, Mamta Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, K C Rao have their own aspirations, why they will support Nitish”. RCP said, “Nitish Kumar will not become PM even in seven births. He has lost goodwill, how many more times, he will switch over his partners”. Nitish Kumar had earlier said, “RCP has no value (Uski haisiyat hi kya hai).”
Nitish had called RCP a gaddar (traitor) and alleged he was sabotaging the party and helping BJP, RCP reacted by saying, “who is gaddar, the man who changed people’s mandate thrice to remain as CM”.
RCP was expelled from JDU last month for his proximity to BJP.
