Kumar assured the people of Bihar that his relationship with them would continue in the future as well.

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Awadhesh Prasad on Friday criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s filing of his nomination for the Rajya Sabha.

Speaking to news agency ANI, the MP said, “Not only Nitish Kumar but the people of Bihar have been robbed... The history of Bihar has been wiped out..."

AIUDF MLA Rafiqul Islam, criticising the BJP over the matter, said, “The BJP got Nitish Kumar to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha yesterday. Now Nitish Kumar will go to Delhi and sit in the Rajya Sabha.”

He alleged that the BJP has snatched Bihar from the hands of JD(U).

“This is the character of the BJP... I think the Chief Minister will be from the BJP now... JD(U) leaders should think about this..." he added while speaking to ANI.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on 5 March and announced his wish to become a member of the Rajya Sabha the same day.

“From the very beginning of my parliamentary journey, there has been a desire in my heart to become a member of both Houses of the Bihar Legislature as well as both Houses of Parliament. In keeping with this aspiration, I seek to become a member of the Rajya Sabha in the elections being held this time,” the announcement read.

Kumar assured the people of Bihar that his relationship with them would continue in the future as well.

“The new government that will be formed will have my full cooperation and guidance,” he added.

The nomination process was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President Nitin Naveen, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan, also known as Lalan Singh, Jitan Ram Manjhi, and Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha.

Rajya Sabha elections will be held on 16 March.

(For more news apart from “‘People of Bihar robbed,’ says SP MP on Nitish Kumar’s filing nomination for Rajya Sabha," stay tuned to Rozana Spokesman.)