Sunday, July 17 2005 15:44 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Madhubani (Bihar): Taking cue from former Bihar Chief Minister Satyendra Narayan Singh's book in which he had commented on complicity of a few Congress party leaders in the Bhagalpur communal riots, senior JDU (Janata Dal United) leader Nitish Kumar today (July 17, 2005) took a pot shot at the Congress saying the revelation had brought forth the communal face of the party.

"Singh's book has made it clear that the Congress party has a communal face. The Congress which has been dubbing the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)-led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) as communal is yet to steer clear of the allegation levelled by the former CM on a few party leaders of fomenting the Bhagalpur riots in which more than 1000 people had lost lives," Kumar told reporters before embarking on his nyay yatra in Bihar.

"It's like pot calling kettle black," Kumar said hitting out at Congress campaign that the BJP-led NDA was 'communal'.

Singh in his book had hit out at party colleagues Bhagwat Jha Azad, also a former Bihar CM and Shiv Chander Jha, the then Assembly Speaker, for having a role in the Bhagalpur riots.

Making a scathing attack on RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) president Laloo Prasad, the JD-U leader who is leading NDA's nyay yatra said, he 'misused' the strength of his party's 24 MPs in getting the assembly dissolved instead of using that strength in promoting the cause of State's development by bringing more Central funds.

Today is the last day of the first phase of nyay yatra. After starting from Madhubani this morning, the yatra will culminate into a big rally at Darbhanga in the evening.