Updated on Friday, June 25, 2010, 12:14 IST
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi joined Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's 'Vishwash Yatra' on Friday, indicating an end to the rift between their parties.
Nitish Kumar and Modi left for Aurangabad district as part of the programme ahead of assembly elections in October. The two are also slated to visit Gaya district later today, party leaders said.
The tension between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), which together rule Bihar, ballooned after Nitish Kumar returned the Rs 5 crore aid given by Gujarat's BJP government after the 2008 floods in Bihar.
On June 20, Sushil Modi stayed away from a similar Vishwash Yatra. The chief minister then cancelled a march scheduled later that day in Patna.
Nitish Kumar was miffed over advertisements featuring him and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and referring to the aid provided by Gujarat after the 2008 floods.
IANS
BJP appears to be having as its primary goal the winning of elections, almost any which way. Probably the rationale of a political party vanishes if it does not win elections. But the BJP should not forget that it is not an ordinary political party. It was born out of the stream of RSS nationalistic consciousness. I think it should be speaking boldly about nationalism and the underlying Hindu vision that makes Indian nationalism a reality. It has to educate the electorate and even if it looses some elections meanwhile, its innate strength can only grow and be beneficial for the nation. Therefore BJP should not play second-fiddle to "secular" politicians like Nithish Kumar who only want Muslim votes in their kitty.
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