Bihar
Nitish Kumar asks Kushwaha to go 'as soon as possible', Kushwaha demands 'stake'
An angry Nitish Kumar was not even ready to hear name of Kushwaha, the party's Parliamentary Board President. "Don't ask me about him. He is in touch with the BJP and alleging that we are in contact with the saffron party. He is free and independent to go anywhere. No one would stop him," he said.
Promoted many leaders but they left the party, says Nitish Kumar
On the 99th birth anniversary of Jannayak Karpoori Thakur, Nitish Kumar went to his native village Karpoorigram in Samastipur district to participate in an event to mark the occasion. During the event, He said: "Some people (Kushwaha) came to the party two years ago and are criticising us with the actual motive of making grounds for leaving the party."
Nitish Kumar can sacrifice anyone for self-interest: BJP's Vijay Sinha
"There is a political uncertainty in Bihar and those who have stolen the mandate are responsible for it. They are fooling the people of Bihar. The Mahagathbandhan government has not formed under the principle or service to the people. It was formed to do corruption," Sinha said.
Nitish Kumar appeals to Rajput community to unite in favour of JD-U
He made the appeal at an event titled 'Swabhiman Diwas', organised on the death anniversary of Maharana Pratap, by his party at the Milar high school ground here. The upper caste Rajputs are considered core voters of the BJP and Nitish Kumar is seeking to make inroads in the community.
RJD, JD-U compete with each other to give BJP a clear edge
Such a practice was started by Chandrashekher Yadav, the education minister under the RJD quota in the Nitish Kumar government, who gave a controversial statement on the Ramcharitmanas. He said that the holy book of the Hindus spread hatred in society. Even as the Ramcharitmanas row was raging, JD-U ex-MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi threatened to make every city in the country like a ground of Karbala.
Upendra Kushwaha missing from JD-U posters in Patna
The posters contain photographs of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar followed by party national President Lalan Singh, Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Building Construction Minister Ashok Chaudhary, Water Resource Minister Sanjay Jha, as well as ministers Lesi Singh and Sumit Singh and almost all top leaders of JD-U - save Kushwaha.
Bihar CM evades question on his absence in Telangana rally called by KCR
KCR has called for a mega rally in Telangana for the opposition unity against the BJP ahead of Lok Sabha election 2024 where big leaders like Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav, leaders of the left parties are in attendance. "What would you say on it," Nitish Kumar said and smiled.
Ramcharitmanas row: RJD, JD(U) indulge in Twitter war
The JD(U) has been demanding action against the education minister while the RJD is backing him. On January 11, the education minister had claimed that Ramcharitmanas, written by Tulsidas, "spreads hatred and divides the society". Chandrashekhar Yadav has coined the slogan of "Tejashwi Bihar" and tweeted it from the official handle of the Education ministry.
Farmers agitation will intensify from Jan 26, says Rakesh Tikait
Tikait was in Bihar's Buxar to meet farmers in Banarpur village who are agitating for the past 92 days for compensation for their land acquired for thermal power, water pipeline, and railway corridor projects. "We have decided to start an agitation from January 26. The farmers have been appealed to drive tractors and host the national flag in their respective agricultural fields.
Nitish Kumar keeps Tejashwi, two RJD ministers away from key meet
The Chief Minister had called a meeting of Agriculture and Cooperatives Departments but Agriculture Minister Kumar Sarwajeet and Cooperatives Minister Surendra Prasad Yadav were not invited. Nitish Kumar directly directed Cooperatives Secretary Vandana Preyasi and Agriculture Secretary N. Sarvan Kumar to follow the directives.
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