Nitish Kumar

"I have regular interactions with him over the phone. We had an interaction three days ago," he said soon after an Iftar party hosted at his official residence ended in Patna on Friday. When asked about the point of discussion, especially on Opposition unity, Nitish Kumar said that he will share the details later.

In the last few days, the opposition parties has targeted Nitish Kumar over Iftar parties, especially after the Ram Navami violence in Sasaram and Bihar Sharif. BJP and LJPR targeted Nitish Kumar after he went for the Iftar party of JD-U MLC Khalid Anwar in Phulwari Sharif in Patna recently.

Nitish Kumar instructed the officials to speed up the project, and especially asked them to focus on completing the underground projects as quickly as possible. Earlier, he had held a review meeting with the officers of Urban Development Department as well as with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

Sources said that the two leaders interacted on the opposition unity and future strategy to challenge the BJP in Bihar. A source further said that the two leaders received positive feedback from each other. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, on several occasions, has said that he is waiting for the Congress to take the initiative of getting the opposition together.

While addressing a gathering during the inauguration on Thursday, Kumar said that he is happy that Hussain came for this event. Such a statement by the Bihar Chief Minister has come at a time when political barbs were underway between the JD-U and BJP in Bihar. It is great courage shown by him It is great courage shown by him.

"You stayed with the BJP most of the time and ate 'malai' (cream) and are declaring me as an agent of the BJP. If you have guts, reply to my questions and go with your nephew (Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to the riot-affected areas and compensate the victims," Owaisi said while interacting with media persons.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had said on the 75th anniversary of BPSC that instructions have been given to work fast for providing jobs to 10 lakh youths. After this, the questions started arising. Bihar Public Service Commission was established in 1945 with its headquarters in Ranchi but in 1981 its headquarters was shifted to Patna.

An event was held in Patna to celebrate the 75th anniversary of BPSC where Kumar was the chief guest. Nitish Kumar has also directed the Chief Secretary to sit with his Principal Secretary Deepak Kumar and resolve the problem. "You have given speech and work which is all right but we are expecting more from you. Why the posts are vacant in BPSC and why you have not taken steps to fill it. Please sit with the principal secretary of CMO Deepak Ji and sort the issue," the Chief Minister said.

"The authorities are looking into every matter and the truth will come out soon," he stated. We have never seen any such incidents in Bihar. Why is it happening now? Some people have deliberately conspired wrong things to disturb peace. I have given directions to the authorities to probe the incidents from every angle and find out the culprits.

People now believe that the leaders of the RJD are opting for a defensive strategy ever since Tejashwi Yadav and other members of the Lalu Prasad family came under the radar of the CBI and the ED. Yadav's gesture, at the swearing-in ceremony of newly-appointed Chief Justice of the Patna High Court A. Vinod Chandran in the Raj Bhavan in the presence of leaders like Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Sanjay Jha and others left all surprised.