Unimpressed with the passionate plea of former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar denying any role in the clash in Legislative Council, BJP today said it stood by its allegation against him of instigating JD(U) members for scuffle and asserted it would fight any action against its members whose suspension has been demanded by treasury bench.
"BJP stand by its allegation that Nitish Kumar instigated his party members to clash with BJP Legislators in the Legislative Council," leader of opposition in the Upper House Sushil Kumar Modi told PTI.
"Nitish Kumar made no efforts to stop his party MLCs who came menacingly towards me and others BJP members," he said.
On resolution by JD(U) seeking suspension of four BJP MLCs - Mangal Pandey, Suraj Nandan Kushwaha, Lal Babu Prasad and Satyendra Narayan Singh -- over the incident, Modi said the party would protest any action against them.
"On the basis of majority JD(U) cannot muzzle the voice of BJP in two Houses of state Legislature...We will fight if any action is taken against four party MLCs on the basis of JD(U) resolution," he said.
"In such case you have to suspend all 12 BJP members in Legislative Council," he said adding the party was standing strongly behind the four party MLCs.
Modi said BJP boycotted the House over the ugly incident today and would decide tomorrow its future course of action.
