While much of the Opposition continues to criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his surprise visit to Lahore last month - citing the terrorist attack on the Pathankot air force base as a direct fallout - Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar broke away from the chorus by supporting Modi's Christmas Day meet with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
"Pradhan mantri ki Pakistan yatra sahi thi (the Prime Minister was right in visiting Pakistan)," Kumar told journalists on the sidelines of a workshop on disaster management in Patna last week. "I fully support the PM reaching out to the democratically elected government in Pakistan, which, unlike India, has other forces having a stake in the affairs of the state," he said. "It will help in resolving the disputes."
"Pradhan mantri ki Pakistan yatra sahi thi (the Prime Minister was right in visiting Pakistan)," Kumar told journalists on the sidelines of a workshop on disaster management in Patna last week. "I fully support the PM reaching out to the democratically elected government in Pakistan, which, unlike India, has other forces having a stake in the affairs of the state," he said. "It will help in resolving the disputes."