Patna, Nov. 11 -- A political exchange has erupted between the Janata Dal (United) and the Congress over the mention of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', with JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha defending Kumar's role in the formation of the INDIA bloc, while Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan questioned the circumstances behind his departure from the opposition alliance.

Reacting to the remarks in Gandhi's book, Jha criticised the Congress for what he described as a culture of making personal remarks against senior politicians, asserting that Nitish Kumar had played a key role in bringing opposition parties together.

"What I have particularly...