Patna: Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur on March 6 defended Bihar CM Nitish Kumar against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav’s remarks, asserting Kumar remains the people’s choice.
He dismissed opposition criticism, citing the appointment of 3.65 lakh teachers, and questioned whether a “Khatara Aadmi” (worn-out man) could achieve such milestones.
“In a democracy, as per people’s decision, MLAs are elected, MPs are elected, MLCs are elected by MLAs. People want Nitish Kumar to be the CM and to lead them. Just because an opposition leader says something, nothing is going to affect him. 3,65,000 teachers were appointed, can a ‘Khatara Aadmi’ do that,” he told ANI.
#WATCH | Patna: On RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's statement on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur says, " In a democracy, as per people's decision, MLAs are elected, MPs are elected, MLCs are elected by MLAs. People want Nitish Kumar to be the CM and to lead… pic.twitter.com/TuHIT6krtk
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Earlier, Union Minister Giriraj Singh also fired back at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s sharp attack on Nitish Kumar, saying the people of Bihar won’t go back to the “darkness” of the past, referring to it as the “Lalten Yug.”
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday outlined his vision for the state’s youth, including the establishment of a youth commission, a domicile policy prioritizing local youth in jobs, waiving government job form fees, and covering travel expenses for candidates attending exams.
In a post on X, Tejashwi Yadav targeted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said that the youth of Bihar no longer want a “75-year-old CM.”
“Yesterday during the ‘Yuva Chaupal, ‘ we said, ‘When the retirement age in jobs and services in the country is 60 years, then should the Chief Minister of Bihar, which has the largest youth population in the country, be 75 years old?” The youth of Bihar no longer want to carry the 75-year-old Chief Minister of an unhealthy government rejected by the public,” Tejashwi said.
Earlier on March 4, the Bihar assembly witnessed a verbal exchange between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during Kumar’s post-budget speech. In his speech, Kumar asserted that he played a “key role” in shaping the political career of Tejashwi’s father, former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav.
In a rebuttal on March 5, Tejashwi Yadav hit back at Nitish Kumar, accusing him of distorting facts. Tejashwi Yadav claimed that he was instrumental in making Nitish Kumar the Chief Minister twice and saving his party. State assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Bihar in October-November this year. (ANI)
