The critical statement came as Kumar met the AAP leader in Delhi and extended "complete support" to him in his government's ongoing tussle with the Centre over the control of administrative services.
Iftar party: Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav also attended the party at CM Nitish Kumar's residence today.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement comes amid growing voice from a section (mostly from Hindu religious gurus) to declare India a Hindu Rashtra.
Adani row: Nitish Kumar made the averment in Kishanganj district, which he visited as part of his state-wide 'Samadhaan Yatra', replying to queries from journalists on the political row over the allegations which rocked the proceedings of Parliament.
Nitish slams BJP: Bihar Chief Minister also accused the saffron party of making cases against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav.
Chandrashekhar's statement on Ramcharitmanas that it 'spreads hatred in society' and propagates discrimination against lower castes triggered massive outrage in Bihar. Nitish Kumar is in damage control mode.
"We have developed the state despite being poor. We have served the people in every way, in terms of education, support, development, healthcare, and medicine," Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said.
Kishor, who is on a 3,500-km-long "padyatra" in the state, told the crowd in Jogapatti that "Bettiah town is 32 kilometres away. The dirt track is a nightmare for travellers who are bound to get an asthma attack".
Patna news: All onboard the boat including the Bihar CM are safe.
Bihar politics: Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister for the eighth time while RJD's Tejashwi Yadav took oath as his Deputy CM.
Bihar politics: "We believe in "Bihar first-Bihari First". What would be the "Nitish model"? The Nitish model is meant for unemployment, flood, drought, crime, corruption, hooch tragedies, etc. JD-U leaders should clarify what is the Nitish model, Paswan said.
Bihar: As per reports, CM Nitish Kumar has been suffering from fever for the past few days.
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the Education Minister of Bihar has confirmed the development. He said that all political parties have agreed on the meeting for the caste-based census.
The term of current President Ibrahim Solih comes to an end in 2023 and this propaganda campaign aimed at India appears to be an early manifestation of the election strategy of the opposition coalition
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has one residential flat in a cooperative housing society at Dwarka in New Delhi, while his son has agricultural land and residential houses at Kalyan Bigha and Hakikatpur (both in Nalanda district) and Kankarbagh in Patna.
Mahto's statement comes at a time when Nitish Kumar started an oath-taking campaign in a bid to implement the liquor prohibition law successfully in Bihar.
Following the report, Leader of Opposition in Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav "congratulated" CM Nitish Kumar for the state's ranking.
On Saturday, the Bihar government released the list of 11 members who will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue of caste-based census.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad said the JD-U leader "passed examination with a third division" and went on to become the chief minister of Bihar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on March 14 announced appointment of Upendra Kushwaha as the chairman of National Parliamentary Board of Janta Dal (United).
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