Bihar Chief Minister and NDA ally Nitish Kumar on Monday emphatically asserted that the country could only be run by the Constitution and that there was no question of compromising on crime, corruption and communalism. “The country will only be run by the Constitution,” Mr. Kumar said, replying to a question by media persons on whether the country would be run by faith or by the Constitution. The triple talaq issue should be left to people of that community to decide among themselves,” Mr. Kumar said when asked for comments on the controversial issues. On the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, Mr. Kumar said that the Central government should talk to the Asom Gana Parishad whose delegation had met him earlier. Asked about the prospects of a ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) of opposition parties, Mr. Kumar said that he didn’t see any future for it.

Source: The Hindu January 07, 2019 20:37 UTC