Patna, July 28: Chief minister Nitish Kumar today desisted from countering the allegations thrown at him by the RJD and his erstwhile deputy Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, saying he would reply "at length" at some time in the near future.

Surrounded by a host of leaders and well-wishers inside his official chamber in the Assembly after winning the confidence vote, Nitish said he would hold a news conference shortly to dwell on the issues he wanted to speak about after forming a new government with the BJP.

"Just wait for some time. I will invite all of you and speak at length on all the issues," the chief minister told reporters, adding that he was willing to answer all questions the media wanted to ask.

Nitish had touched on corruption issues and his experience of running the Grand Alliance government during his brief media interaction outside Raj Bhavan on the evening of July 26 after tendering his resignation as chief minister. JDU sources said that during his detailed media interaction, which he was likely to hold in the next two-three days, the chief minister would speak elaborately on all such issues.

Even during the trust vote in the Assembly this morning, the chief minister spoke for hardly 10 minutes even though the new leader of Opposition, Tejashwi, had spoken for about 45 minutes, a major portion of his speech targeting Nitish.

Sources said Nitish had wrapped his speech earlier than usual since some legislators had requested for a break to offer Friday prayers.

JDU sources said that the manner in which Lalu and his son have spewed venom against Nitish after the collapse of the Grand Alliance government has hurt the sentiments of the chief minister. Nitish, the sources added, was therefore planning to respond to all the charges as well as "expose the reality" of the RJD leaders.

"Nitishji generally avoids reacting to the charges levelled by his political opponents but this time the RJD leaders have crossed the limit, which has hurt the sentiments of the chief minister. That is why he is willing to speak at length. He didn't speak much on Friday inside the Assembly as there was some time constraint," said a JDU insider.

While Nitish is likely to speak at length against his political opponents in the coming days, JDU secretary-general K.C. Tyagi today launched a vitriolic attack on the Opposition camp.

"People running the liquor and sand mafia tried unsuccessfully to build pressure on the chief minister due to his policies to check illegal sand mining and prohibition. They also financed some anti-prohibition agitation in Bihar. Some of them also tried to lure our MLAs using their money power to vote against the confidence motion," Tyagi told The Telegraph.

Asked to clarify whether the mafia he was talking about had any political connections, Tyagi said: "Yes, they were in touch with some of our political opponents."

The JDU leader, however, didn't specify the name of any leader or any political party, claiming that for now he had to say this much only.