Patna,
Feb 14 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader George
Fernandes once again hit out at party colleague and
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday, this time
terming him a "dictator".
Fernandes
was addressing journalists during a daylong visit to
his parliamentary constituency of Muzaffarpur, about
70 km from here.
"Nitish
Kumar is a dictator, he was a dictator and he will be
a dictator," he remarked when asked whether he
agreed with the chief minister's style of functioning.
Fernandes,
who suffered a humiliating defeat in the JD-U elections
last year when Sharad Yadav was chosen president, said
he would not say much about the state government headed
by Nitish Kumar.
"I
am waiting for the right time to open my mouth about
the functioning and performance of this government,"
he said.
During
his visit to Bihar in October, Fernandes had shocked
everyone by saying that nothing had changed in the state
despite the party coming to power and that corruption
still ruled.
He
had said that law and order continued to be a pressing
problem, contrary to the chief minister's claim of 'sushashan'
(good governance).
"Last
year, our dreams were fulfilled when we ousted the Lalu-Rabri
duo from power. With a change in government, people
expected a lot but they have yet to get any relief,"
Fernandes had said.
Fernandes,
who is still the convenor of the National Democratic
Alliance (NDA), arrived in Patna Tuesday night. He was
received by JD-U legislator P.K. Sinha and other party
workers.
Sources
close to Fernandes said he had detailed discussions
with some JD-U leaders who were unhappy with Nitish
Kumar and JD-U president Sharad Yadav.