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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar formally takes over as JD-U president

April 23, 2016 by Nasheman

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today was officially coronated as the national president of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Patna.

JD(U) general secretary KC Tyagi told the media that Nitish Kumar was formally endorsed by the party leaders and workers from across the country at the JD(U) national council meeting in Patna.

“Nitish Kumar’s election as national president was endorsed by the party at its national council meeting,” Mr Tyagi said.

Mr Kumar was elected party president, replacing Sharad Yadav on April 10 at the party’s national executive meeting held in New Delhi.

JD(U) Bihar unit president Bashistha Narain Singh said that party leaders from 28 states attended the national council meeting.

“With Nitish Kumar as JD(U) president, the party will play a more active role in national politics in the coming days,” Mr Singh said.

(IANS)

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Nitish Kumar declares Bihar a dry state

April 5, 2016 by Nasheman

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Patna: Four days after promulgation of partial prohibition in Bihar on April one, the Nitish Kumar government today decided to impose a total ban on alcohol in towns and cities.

The decision to ban sale and consumption of India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in municipal and town council areas with immediate effect was taken at a cabinet meeting, the chief minister told reporters here.

The Nitish Kumar government had banned sale and consumption of country and spiced liquor in rural areas from April 1 this year, but had allowed sale of foreign liquor in towns and cities.

“But, the tremendous response of people particularly women and children against liquor in Patna and other towns in a short period of four days only convinced us that a conducive environment against alcohol has been created in the state and that’s why we decided to go for total ban on liquor after four days only,” he said.

On ‘toddy’ which has created controversy in recent days following intervention of RJD President Lalu Prasad against its stoppage in view of interest of people associated with the trade, Kumar said the state cabinet decided to strictly impose the 1991 guidelines which allows consumption of “Neera” (drink from palm trees before sunrise) but disallows consumption of ‘toddy’ (after sunrise when the palm tree liquid gets fermented and gains alcoholic properties).

The 1991 guidelines prohibits sale and consumption of ‘Neera’ within 50 metre of places like hospital, education institutions, religious places among others in towns and 100 metres radius in rural areas, he added. The chief minister said “Neera” would be allowed, while ‘toddy’ drink would be barred.

The chief minister said that no license would be granted for sale and consumption of alcohol in places like hotels, club and bars in towns and cities too with immediate effect.

He, however, said Army cantonment areas would be out of it as they regulate sale and consumption of alochol in their own way.

Asked about fate of liquor manufacturing companies and factories existing in the state after total ban order today, the CM said they could continue manufacture but can not trade in it within the state.

“Besides, they have to abide by rules like having digital lock system and GPS monitoring equipment in vehicles transporting the liquor manufactured in outlets in Bihar to places outside the state for sale,” Kumar said.

In reply to a question as to what would be done with nearly 36,000 litres of foreign liquor lying with Bihar State Beverages Corporation Limited (BSBCL) which they had to supply to limited outlets in towns and cities under its strict supervision, the CM said the Excise department would prepare an action plan for disposal of residual IMFL.

“It (residual IMFL) should be destroyed as its not a good thing to keep in archive,” Kumar said speaking his mind on the stock of foreign brands lying with the corporation.

The CM said a high level committee headed by Development Commissioner and which would have Principal Secretaries of departments like Industries, Forest and Environment, Excise, Cooperative and COMFED would dwell on the issue how to make trade out of toddy trees more beneficial to people associated with it as was done in Tamil Nadu, which has maximum number of palm trees.

The committee would work in close association with Agriculture University of Tamil Nadu and ICAR (Indian Council of Agriculture Research) to prepare a scheme for toddy trees products which would be put into action from next year, he said.

The CM said many beneficial products like preparing mat and tokri (basket) out of toddy tree products could be developed to help people associated with the trade to continue their livelihood with even better profits.

“Survey has brought to light that more than Rs 6,000 annually could be generated from a toddy tree by this means which is far more than earned through sale of fermented toddy drink,” Kumar said.

He said that the state government would provide technical and financial assistance in making the trade out of toddy trees more beneficial to those linked with it.

“Like collection and marketing of milk through COMFED (Bihar State Milk Co-Operative Federation Ltd.), Neera (toddy liquid before fermentation) trade would also be developed in an institutionalised manner,” Kumar said.

Asked about sale and consumption of liquor gaining in border areas with neighbouring states, the CM without naming any state said they would soon face similar protests from their people against liquor.

“Those states thinking of gaining revenue from liqour sale due to prohibition in Bihar are in delusion as very soon they would face a strong protest against alcohol there from people like in Bihar,” Kumar said.

Media reports have highlighted mushrooming of liquor outlets in areas of Jharkhand bordering with Bihar. The reports have claimed that liquor trade was up in bordering areas in Uttar Pradesh and Nepal after prohibition in Bihar.

“Bihar government had written several letters to Chief Ministers of neighbouring states to cooperate with us in implementation of prohibition. State police chief as well as senior officials of Excise department had also made a strong plea to them for assistance,” Kumar said.

The CM expressed happiness over tremendous response from people to the decision.

Around 4,933 people including those associated with illegal manufacture of liquor and also consumers, have been put behind bars so far in the intense campaign after promulgation of ban on liquor, he said.

About 1.17 crore promise papers have been submitted by students of schools in Bihar taking oath from their parents against alcohol, he added.

More than 8,400 nukkad nataks and 7 lakh slogans have been written in different parts of Bihar as campaign in favour of prohibitioon, he added.

“A foundation of social change has been laid in Bihar through ban on liquor,” Kumar said.

(Agencies)

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Man hurls shoe at Nitish, arrested

January 28, 2016 by Nasheman

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Patna: A man hurled a shoe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a function at his native Bhakhtiyarpur in Patna district today, after which he was arrested.

The man, identified as P K Rai, was arrested for hurling a show towards the chief minister while a function was on at Bhaktiyarpur, Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said.

The shoe fell short of the dais and the man was caught immediately by police.
He hails from Samastipur district and initial questioning revealed that he was angry for non-redressal of his complaint.

The arrested man was kept at Bhakhtiyarpur police station for detailed questioning.

The chief minister continued with the programme despite the incident. Bhakhtiyarpur is the chief minister’s native place.

(PTI)

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Nitish Kumar announces liquor ban in Bihar from April 1

November 26, 2015 by Nasheman

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Patna: Bihar will go dry from April 1, 2016, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Thursday.

The chief minister made the announcement — a part of his election pledge — at an official function to mark Prohibition Day here.

He said the poorest of the poor had been consuming liquor, badly hitting their families and their children’s education.

Increasing liquor consumption was also a major cause for domestic violence, particularly against women, and had contributed to a rise in crimes.

“Women are suffering more than anyone else due to increasing liquor consumption,” he said.

An official at the chief minister’s office said Nitish Kumar took the decision after a high-level meeting with officials here.

In July, Nitish Kumar had declared that prohibition would be imposed if he retained power in the assembly elections.

Bihar Excise and Prohibition Minister Abdul Jalil Mastan had earlier said that the state government would soon take steps to impose a liquor ban.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday vowed to support a liquor ban.

The decision is expected to derail the government’s financial health.

The excise department went into an overdrive in 2007 following a new policy and started issuing licences for marketing liquor across the state.

The revenue collection of excise department registered a more than 10-fold jump, from Rs.319 crore in 2005-06 to Rs.3,650 crore in 2014-15.

(IANS)

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Nitish Kumar again takes oath as Bihar CM

November 20, 2015 by Nasheman

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Patna: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar, who led the Grand Alliance to victory in the assembly elections, on Friday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar.

Governor Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Nitish Kumar at the sprawling Gandhi Maidan.

He was followed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad’s sons Tejaswi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav.

The event was attended by a galaxy of opposition leaders from across the country as well as thousands of RJD, JD-U and Congress supporters.

(Agencies)

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Nitish Kumar to take oath as new CM on Nov 20

November 11, 2015 by Nasheman

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Patna: Though the official announcement is awaited, JD(U) Nitish Kumar in all likelihood would take oath as the new chief minister of Bihar on November 20.

“People are busy with Diwali and after that comes the Chhath festival which ends on November 18. So oath of the new government in all likelihood will be administered after Chhath,” state JD(U) President Basistha Narayan Singh told PTI.

Though the decision to this effect will be taken by the chief minister but the date seems likely, he said.

Two senior ministers of Nitish Kumar’s outgoing cabinet have also indicated November 20 as the likely date and talks are on among top leadership of the three constituent parties of the Grand Alliance on government formation.

It is yet to be decided as to which constituent party would the speaker be from and if Lalu Prasad’s son Tejaswi would be made the deputy chief minister.

Kumar had on November 8 told mediapersons that the term of the current Assembly is till November 29, hence there was no hurry to form a new government.

Refusing to commit a date, he had merely said a new government would take oath in the state soon.

This would be the fifth time that Kumar would take oath as chief minister. His first stint was in 2000 when he headed a government for only seven days. He rode to power in Novermber 2005 and again in 2010. In February 2015 he took oath for the high office for the fourth time after Jitan Ram Manjhi was removed from the chair.

When contacted, state Congress President Ashok Choudhary told PTI that party high command would take a call as to whether to join the government or not.

“I will go to Delhi after Diwali and discuss the Bihar issue with the top leadership,” he added.

Bihar JD(U) chief Basistha Narayan Singh said though decision would be taken by the leaders of Congress it would be better if all three partners are part of the state government.

“We have fought together and it would be good for them (Congress) too that they be part of the government,” he said.

Singh refused to confirm media reports that a criteria of one minister on every five MLAs is being fixed for selection of ministers in the new Nitish Kumar government.

(PTI)

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Bihar, Bihar polls, Nitish Kumar

Narendra Modi losing, Nitish Kumar winning Bihar: Arvind Kejriwal

October 16, 2015 by Nasheman

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New Delhi: As the second phase of Bihar polls was underway, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday anticipated a victory for Nitish Kumar and claimed that the BJP, led by Narendra Modi, was all set to “badly” lose the elections.

The AAP convenor said that incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will get another shot at power. Kejriwal has openly endorsed Kumar’s candidature.

“As per my information, Modiji is losing Bihar elections badly. Nitishji is winning the polls,” Kejriwal tweeted.

Kejriwal had extended full support to his Bihar counterpart’s candidature at a conclave organised by the Delhi government in the capital in August.

However, he did not campaign for the JD(U) in the ongoing polls.

Making common cause against Modi, the duo also attacked him for announcing a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for the election-bound state.

AAP has had to walk a tightrope in supporting Nitish as his party JD(U) is part of a grand alliance of which Lalu Prasad-led RJD is also a part.

(PTI)

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Nitish accuses Modi of brazen attempt to add communal colour to polls

October 8, 2015 by Nasheman

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New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his attack on ally Lalu Prasad over beef remarks terming it as a “brazen attempt to add communal texture” to the Assembly polls and said the “real Modi” is on display.

Minutes after Modi ended his Munger election speech in which he accused Lalu of insulting his community ‘Yaduvanshis’ and the people of the state with his ‘Hindus also eat beef’ remarks, Kumar took to Twitter slamming the PM’s “deafening silence” on the Dadri lynching incident.

“The real Modi on display — brazen attempt to add communal texture to Bihar polls, but deafening silence on deplorable incident of Dadri,” Kumar said.

A 50-year-old Muslim man was killed by a mob in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh recently after rumours that he and his family had eaten beef.

In another tweet, Kumar said it was for all to see “why Vajpayee ji was forced to remind him (Modi) to follow Raj Dharma, but wonder who will do the Vajpayee today ?”

Kumar was referring to the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s words during his visit to a relief camp after the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat when Modi was the Chief Minister.

Addressing a poll rally in Munger today, Modi latched on to RJD chief Lalu’s remarks on beef and said a “shaitan (devil) has entered a human body”.

“What all did he eat? It (the remarks) insulted the Yaduvanshis… Laluji these Yaduvanshis helped you to come to power. What all Yadavs eat…is it not an insult of Yadavs and Bihar?” he said.

The JD(U) leader came down heavily on Modi for his languge saying after terming Kumar’s DNA defective, he had called Lalu a shaitan’ (devil).

In a series of tweets, Kumar said this showed Modi’s mentality towards the people of Bihar as well as his dejection.

“First he said there is a flaw in our DNA. Then her dubbed Bihar as BIMARU and its populace unfortunate. Now he has attacked the grand alliance and Lalu ji as shaitan,” he said.

(Agencies)

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JD-U to send one lakh hair, nail samples to PMO daily

September 3, 2015 by Nasheman

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Patna: In a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s DNA remark on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar’s ruling JD-U will send one lakh hair and nail samples to the prime minister office everyday starting Thursday, a party leader said.

“We will send one lakh hair and nail samples of party leaders, workers and supporters starting September 3 to the prime minister office (PMO),” JD-U leader N.K. Arya said.

He said five million samples would be sent by the Janata Dal-United till October 15.

“We have already collected nearly one million hair and nail samples of people,” Arya said, adding “We have given a target to party leaders, including legislators, MPs and others to collect samples for DNA test from their respective constituencies across the state”.

Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad have been trying hard to link the DNA issue with the self respect of Bihar.

The JD-U launched a “shabdwapasi” campaign to put pressure on the prime minister to take back his remark and began a drive to collect signatures.

Addressing a public meeting in Muzaffarpur on July 25, Modi said: “There seems to be some problem in his (Nitish Kumar) DNA because the DNA of democracy is not like that. In democracy, you give respect even to your political rivals.”

(Agencies)

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Arvind Kejriwal, Nitish Kumar take on Modi

August 19, 2015 by Nasheman

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday extended his support to JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar for upcoming Bihar Assembly elections while also felicitating the latter during Bihar Samman Samaroh in Delhi.

Addressing the gathering, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar thanked Kejriwal for inviting him at Bihar Samman Samaroh.

“It’s good that people have voted for AAP. Arvind Kejriwal is a right choice for Delhi. 67 out of 70 seats is a surprising mandate. And, AAP got this mandate when PM Modi had said that Delhi’s mood was same as that of nation’s and vice versa. After Delhi has shown its mood, PM Modi is trying hard for Bihar,” said Nitish.

Further, extending his support to Bihar CM, Arvind Kejriwal assured him that he will go to Bihar whenever Nitish will call him.

“Before elections PM Modi says something and post elections something else. Had he announced before during Rewari rally that OROP scheme will take some time to be implemented, he wouldn’t have got votes,” said Kejriwal.

“Two days back we heard PM saying in Bihar 50…60…70 thousand crore. Was he there to sell Bihar? If they (govt) have so much money then PM should first go and implement OROP scheme,” Kejriwal slammed Modi govt on Bihar package.

(Agencies)

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