Grand Alliance leaders rubbish talks of rift among partners

Alok Mishra

Patna: Dismissing all rumours about chinks in Grand Alliance in Bihar, leaders of RJD, Congress and JD (U) assembled at a programme `Jansamvad’ to show their unity at Patna on January 23. Senior leaders of the Grand Alliance including CM Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and state Congress president Ashok Choudhary were present at the programme.

Talking to reporters, RJD chief Lalu Prasad said that a `karyakarta darbar’ of the Grand Alliance would be held on fourth Monday of every month. He said that the party workers would air their grievances at the darbar. Most of the workers complained that the local officials did not pay heed to their problems in their respective districts, he added. In today’s programme, all district presidents of the three parties were called. Legislature Party leaders of the three parties were also present on the occasion.

Some of the leaders said that this is for the first time that such a programme was organized by the leaders of the Grand Alliance under the supervision of senior leaders.