BJP’s Bihar unit chief Samrat Chaudhary was addressing a public rally in Bihar’s Araria district when he compared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with slain terrorist former Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and said Rahul Gandhi cannot become the Prime Minister of the India just by growing a beard.

Choudhary’s comments came months after former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra sported a beard. The BJP leader also slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that he is going around the country telling everyone that he is the Prime Minister of the country. He said Kumar has lost his mental balance.

He commented on the opposition’s inability to select a Prime Ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. He said kumar’s mental state resembled the character of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan in the film Ghajini. A meting of opposition parties is going to take place in Patna to chalk out a strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and fight united against the BJP.

A range of senior opposition leaders like Sharad Pawar, Mallikarjun Kharge, Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi and others are going to be a part of the meeting.

Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma had made similar comments on Rahul Gandhi’s look. He had made a comparison of Gandhi with Saddam Hussein and advised him to shave his beard so that he could look like former Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru. Meanwhile Choudhary said, if BJP government is formed in Bihar action will be taken against those involved in cow slaughter. Continuing on his remarks on Gandhi Choudhary said Gandhi is a child and even questioned his political acumen.

He said although Rahul is 50 years old he lacks the political intelligence comparing him with a child having intellectual capacity of a child. Choudhary even addressed the issue of love Jihad. He said, if BJP government comes to power in Bihar, love jihadists will be identified and prosecuted.

He said, the BJP stressed on identifying and deporting Bangladeshi infiltrators from across the border.     

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar explained his decision to appoint two working president for the party. He elaborated that the decision was to ensure that the NCP’s leadership team has enough hands to associate with the party’s affairs across the country.

In a press conference, Sharad Pawar points out that the situation in the country is such that it would have been wrong to give the responsibility of all states to only one person. Commenting on the decision to appoint Patel and Sule overseeing Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar claimed that his nephew already handles multiple responsibilities and that he won’t be unhappy with the decision.

Ajit Pawar who was seen visibly upset with the announcement, is currently the leader of opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly. In 2019, Ajit Pawar associated with the BJP and took oath as Deputy Chief Minister with Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile, Praful Patel who is surprised by the decision expressed that he will continue to work hard for the party and will ensure to increase the footprint of the party. He further added that he have been working with Pawar since 1999. As per reports, Praful Patel was also made NCP’s in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Goa and Rajya Sabha while Supriya Sule was made NCP’s in-charge in Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab and issues pertaining to women, youth, students and Lok Sabha.

Supriya Sule also expressed gratitude to NCP chief Sharad Pawar, senior leaders, party workers, party colleagues and other well-wishers of the Nationalist Congress Party for bestowing this responsibility of working president along with Praful Patel.

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday, announced Praful Patel and Supriya Sule as the new working presidents of NCP. The announcement was made by Pawar in the presence of Ajit Pawar at the 25th anniversary of the party.

The Nationalist Congress Party was formed by Sharad Pawar and Former Meghalaya CM and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma in 1999.

After a month of withdrawing his resignation, NCP chief Sharad Pawar named Sule and Patel as the NCP’s working presidents. The NCP chief withdrew his resignation after the party workers protested against his decision.

Speaking to the media about the new NCP working presidents, NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said Supriya Sule and Praful Patel have been made the working presidents so that the election work and Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha work can be divided. He added, the NCP working presidents have been allotted more responsibilities on their shoulders as the elections are near. This is for handling the 2024 Lok Sabha election work, he continued.

Earlier while withdrawing his resignation, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had asserted that he looks forward to do more in the fields of agriculture, cooperation, education, sports, culture amongst other. Furthermore, he also had affirmed that he would focus on issues related to the youth, student workers, Dalit, Tribals and other weaker sections of the society.

Supriya Sule, the daughter of Sharad Pawar has been involved in NCP’s major decision as the party’s top brass. Sule came into active politics with her election as Rajya Sabha MP in September 2006. In 2009, she took over the Baramati Lok Sabha Constituency, which was represented by Sharad Pawar until then. Considering Sule’s role in politics in recent days, it is seen that she keeps a hectic travel calendar across several districts in short spans and attends all programs.

On the other hand, Praful Patel is the son of Indian National Congress politician Manoharbhai Patel. Patel followed his father footstep and entered into politics. Currently, he is the member of the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra and was elected to the 10th, 11th, and 12th Lok Sabha three times in a row. In between 2000-2006, Praful Patel was re-elected twice to the Rajya Sabha. Furthermore, he has also served on a number of parliamentary committees throughout his career in politics.

After announcing the new NCP working presidents, Sharad Pawar in a press conference affirmed that he will discuss alliance with opposition parties and will work together for the Lok Sabha polls. Pawar also confirmed the party’s participation in the opposition meet in Bihar. Speaking about snubbing Ajit Pawar, the NCP Chief said that the former will not be unhappy. Sharad Pawar has groomed many young leaders namely Supriy Sule, nephew Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil, who are now the party’s frontline leaders.