George terms Nitish, Sharad as 'dictators'

Patna, Sep 8: Senior JD (U) leader George Fernandes today deplored the working style of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and JD (U) President Sharad Pawar and termed them as ''dictators''.

Talking to newpersons here, Mr Fernandes castigated both the leaders for their autocratic working style.

He, however, ruled out any chance of deserting the JD (U) and reviving the Samta Party. ''These are only media speculation and have nothing to do with reality,'' he said.

Earlier, Mr Fernandes arrived here from Delhi and later left for Ara to visit the family members of the victims killed in alleged fake encounter. Three brothers -- Ram, Lakshman and Bharat were killed in a police encounter which the local villagers termed as ''fake''. The incident had triggered massive agitation after which a team of National Human Rights Commission visited the village to assess the case.

UNI