BJP tried to backstab Kumar, Bihar will be central to BJP-mukt Bharat in 2024: JD(U) president

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) The JD(U) hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday for his "backstabbing" charge against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying it was the BJP that had conspired to "stab" Kumar in the back.

Janata Dal (United) president Lalan Singh launched a sharp attack on Shah, saying his party needs no certificate from him and that Bihar will be central to making a "BJP-mukt Bharat" in 2024 by ensuring the saffron party's rout in the next Lok Sabha polls.

With Shah targeting the ruling JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar over corruption and the law-and-order situation in the state, Singh sarcastically said the home minister has redefined graft as people become "spotless" after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while those in the opposition are corrupt and targeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).