New Delhi:Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for severing ties with 'Mahagathbandhan' as betrayal of people's mandate and termed the formation of a new government in the state with the BJP as an "unholy alliance".

Scindia asserted that the party would vehemently oppose the unholy alliance.

Scindia, who along with J P Agarwal held a meeting with party office bearers at Sadaquat Ashram in Patna assailed JD(U) president Nitish Kumar for deserting the grand alliance and joining hands with BJP.

Without naming Nitish Kumar, he said, "People gave mandate for five years to Grand alliance of which Congress, JD(U) and RJD were partners. It was the responsibility of GA to live up to the expectations of people but due to some reasons...There are people who used to comment (criticize) on the BJP and BJP used to comment on them. Sensing the opportunity, they deserted the grand alliance and formed an unholy alliance”.

The party would vehemently oppose the person who can stoop to any level to grab the power, Scindia said in an oblique reference to Kumar.

He said that "Our party workers and leaders will take it (betrayal) to the every village, panchayat and ward in urban areas telling people about the unholy alliance."

Asked about the charge that Congress could have saved the alliance, he said that there is no point in discussing or conducting post-mortem on the issue that has already happened.

"Because it was a wrong decision (severing ties with grand alliance) and against the people's mandate and that's why it is an 'adharm ka gathbandhan" (unholy alliance)," he said.

In reply to a query as whether Congress will remain in alliance with RJD, Scindia said that "Right now, it is our (Scindia and Agarwal) responsibility to have a discussion with party office bearers, MLAs, MLCs, frontal organisations... So far as alliance is concerned, the decision has to be taken by local leadership, party in-charge and top leadership."

In reply to a query, the senior Congress leader said that "effecting defections and splits in parties are in BJP's DNA."

Scotching off rumours that his MLAs can also defect, he said that "Let me put a full stop on the rumours milling around... my all MLAs are sitting in front of you (media persons) and are committed to work for the party."