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By India Today News Desk: Echoing the unison of members of the Opposition, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar came out in support of his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal over the CBI summons issued to the latter. On Friday, the central probe agency issued a summons to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
He said that Kejriwal would reply to “all the actions” initiated against him at an “appropriate time”. Kumar was replying to questions from journalists who sought his views on the CBI summons to Kejriwal for questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.
“People know what is happening against him (Kejriwal). He is a well-regarded person and he has done a lot of developmental work in his state. He will reply to all the actions that have been initiated against him at the appropriate time”, the Bihar chief minister said.
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According to the notice issued by CBI, Kejriwal has been called to appear at the agency headquarters at 11 AM on Sunday to answer CBI’s queries as a witness in the case, officials said.
Nitish Kumar also told reporters, “This is the reason that we are making efforts to unite more and more parties in the country against the BJP-led central government. We will make all efforts and work unitedly.”
A few days ago, the Bihar chief minister met Kejriwal in Delhi in his attempt to forge an alliance of opposition parties against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre before the 2024 general election. The Bihar chief minister and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav also met AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the national capital.
On Friday, Kumar said, “If people vote for the BJP, they will destroy themselves. And if people vote against BJP, they will ensure not only their progress but also of the state and the country.”
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