Patna, Nov. 11 -- The Janata Dal (United) has hit back at Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her portrayal of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in her memoir, asserting that it was the JD(U) leader who laid the foundation of the INDIA bloc, brought opposition parties together and persuaded reluctant regional outfits to include the Congress in the alliance.
In her memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', published on Tuesday, Sonia Gandhi described Nitish Kumar's exit from the INDIA bloc in January 2024 as a planned move, saying he had abruptly walked out of an opposition meeting on a "feeble excuse."She also wrote that Nitish Kumar was "constantly looking for new ways to exit the INDIA bloc" and was under the influence of the Bharatiya...