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Nitish Kumar should be honoured with “Girgit” (Chameleon) Ratna award for frequently changing his political loyalty, RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav said on Sunday.

“Chameleon is infamous for changing its skin ... Paltis Kumar should also be honoured with Chameleon Ratna award for frequently changing his political loyalty…for his speed of colour change,” Yadav posted on X.

Yadav, the elder son of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, was minister in the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (DEFCC) in the Mahagathbandhan government.

(With agency inputs)

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), a member of the opposition INDIA grouping, has hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying “betrayal” was his political character.

The party said the JD(U) chief himself doesn’t know where he belongs.

“Nitish Kumar’s resignation was expected as betrayal has been his political character,” JMM general secretary and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya told PTI.

Bhattacharya said Kumar wanted to continue as CM and ultimately resorted to joining hands with the NDA.

He said Kumar has already “betrayed” several leaders, including Karpoori Thakur, George Fernandes, Sharad Yadav, and Lalu Prasad, and ultimately the people of Bihar.

Bhattacharya said Kumar was not made the convener of the INDIA bloc due to the lack of trust in him by the opposition grouping.

“Nitish Kumar is himself not aware which party he belongs to. He neither belongs to his party nor to any other,” Bhattacharya said.

“There was no trust in him. So, he was not made the convener (of the INDIA bloc),” he alleged.

Bhattacharya also said that the people of Bihar are “politically aware” and there is “anger” among them. “They will not tolerate such practice (of changing sides) every time,” he said.

(With agency inputs)