PM shall speak on conversion as its Narendra Modi Sarkar: Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today insisted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak on "divisive" issues like conversion and felt Modi's 'silence' suggests utterances of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and others did have his "support".

"This government came into power in the name of Narendra Modi hence only he could state the mind of the government on divisive agendas being run by RSS and other organisations of Hinduavta," Kumar told reporters here.

"They sought vote from people for installing 'Modi sarkar' and not 'BJP sarkar' hence only his two words on the issues of conversion and glorification of Nathuram Godse, killer of father of nation, could instill confidence among people of all communities," Kumar said.

"We all remember that the then BJP President Rajnath Singh had to eat his words within 45 minutes when he had first asked 'vote for BJP government' during campaign and corrected it to seek vote for Modi sarkar," he added.

Kumar insisted PM should ' open his mouth' to clear air "vitiated" by "irresponsible" utterances by Union State Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Sakshi Maharaj praising Nathuram Godse and later on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat saying religious conversions in the garb of "ghar wapsi" (home coming) would continue.