Nitish Kumar
Chair hurled at Nitish Kumar during Samadhan Yatra in Aurangabad
Nitish Kumar reached the Barun block to inaugurate the panchayat building, and attend a programme there, when a chair fell in front of him. Following the incident, security personnel surrounded the Chief Minister and took him away after the event. The local police started the investigation to identify that person responsible for hurling the clair on CM Nitish Kumar.
Explainer: The positives and flipside of a caste census
The caste census is a caste-wise breakup of the population that enlists all scheduled and unscheduled castes in terms of both numbers and percentage. India's first caste census was conducted in 1881. In January 2017, instead of the poverty line, the Union government agreed to use Socio-Economic Caste Census as an instrument for identification of beneficiaries and transferring funds for social schemes in rural areas.
BJP, Bihar Grand Alliance plot ways to upset caste equations of rivals
The BJP has managed to gain political ground in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Haryana on the basis of Hindutva and the politics of breaking the government. Maharashtra is an example of breaking the government. However, the BJP also lost power in a similar way when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar used the same tactic in August last year and forced the saffron party out of power in Bihar.
Nitish slams IPS officer for posting complaint against senior on Twitter
"If an officer is tweeting on a public platform, it is the ugliest thing. They should avoid using social media to register complaints against seniors. I always say that whenever any case comes, it needs to be filed with the competent authority for investigation. If someone wants to lodge complaints against their senior officers, there is a right forum to to do so. It will be investigated in the right manner.
Mahagathbandhan rally in Purnea will not impact Amit Shah's programmes: BJP
On the same day, Amit Shah will address a rally in Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran district. "The rally of Mahagathbandhan will not affect the rally of Amit Shah. I firmly believe that the JD-U will be destroyed by the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the BJP will win with a big margin in Bihar," BJP MLC Nawal Kishore Yadav said.
Congress or Third Front? Nitish plays his cards close to his chest for 2024
Bihar has a coalition government of seven parties headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar including deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD and supported by the Congress, the Left and Hindustani Awam Morcha. Nitish Kumar admits that challenging the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 would not be possible without the Congress.
Lalu's family is biggest exploiter of EBCs: Upendra Kushwaha
"RJD has celebrated the birth anniversary of Jagdev Babu on Wednesday and shouted for 90:10 ratio with 90 percent belonging to EBC and OBC. I want to ask them how many people of EBC were promoted by Lalu's family in the last 33 years? Jagdev Babu dreamed that EBC people would share power in the government. The Lalu family stayed in power for 15 years and is now sharing power in Bihar," Kushwaha said during the birth anniversary celebrations organized by a non political organization Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad in Patna on Thursday.
Budget 23-24: Nitish claims ignorance, Fin Min says Centre cheated Bihar again
Instead, the Chief Minister, who is in Supaul district as part of his 'Samadhan Yatra', asked state Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary whether his expectations for Bihar has been fulfilled in the Budget. I am not aware of it (Budget). I did not listen to the Budget speech as I am doing the Samadhan Yatra.
Nitish Kumar not taking decisions on his own, says Upendra Kushwaha
"When Nitish Kumar went with RJD to form the government in Bihar, it was not the decision of Nitish Kumar. The candidate of Kurhani by-poll was not picked according to the choice of Nitish Kumar. He has publicly said that it was not the choice to select the candidate of Kurhani. When Nitish Kumar left the RJD and went with BJP in 2017, it was not his decision as well. Nitish Kumar is taking decisions on the suggestions of leaders who are surrounding him," Kushwaha said.
Would rather die than forming alliance with BJP: Nitish Kumar
While interacting with media persons here, Nitish Kumar further said that the next Assembly polls would bring forth his party's capability. His statement comes a day after BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said that the top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the party national president have decided against having any kind of truck with Kumar in Bihar.
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