The Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party held separate programmes in Patna on Sunday and paid tribute to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar on the eve of his birth anniversary.
However, the event further damaged the party’s position as prominent leaders present at the press conference were sidelined and the party spokesperson also refused to take questions from the media.
There is a growing unease among the JD(U) Muslim leaders over the party’s support to the Waqf Amendment Bill.
They said that the Bill is not just aimed at usurping Waqf properties in the country but is also aimed at sowing the seeds of discord between various sects of the community.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the RJD by reminiscing about the poor law and order situation, healthcare facilities, education, transportation and other socio-economic conditions in Bihar during the 15-year rule of Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi.
They all welcomed the key priorities of the budget, including productivity and resilience in agriculture, employment, and skilling and services, aimed at fostering economic growth and creating ample opportunities.
These features included: hilly and difficult terrain; low population density and/or sizeable share of population; strategic location along borders with neighbouring countries; economic and infrastructural backwardness; and non viable nature of state finances.
Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha supremo Jitan Ram Manjhi has said that NDA ally and Janata Dal-United Chief Nitish Kumar made him the Chief Minister of Bihar in 2014 which was a "huge honour" for him.
The Janata Dal (United) contended that if the BJP had given it some of the Uttar Pradesh seats in the…
Senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said that despite repeated clarifications over the sanctity of EVMs by concerned departments, the Opposition has deliberately been raising the issue after Mr Elon Musk’s ''wild allegations''.
