Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses the Bihar Assembly on electricity tariff. He says, “…I have been saying since the beginning that it will not be given for free. We provide it at a very low price. In some states, they announce that they will provide it for free but we never said that…”
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Bihar Politics Updates: CM Nitish Kumar likely to resign by Sunday morning, says a source close to CM – The Economic Times Video
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government, is likely to tender his resignation by Sunday morning, a source close to the CM said on Saturday. Talking to PTI, the source, who requested anonymity, said though the possibility of resignation by late Saturday evening could not be ruled out, “it would definitely take place by Sunday morning”.
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Nitish Kumar govt must wake up from its insensitive slumber: Tejashwi Yadav on COVID situation in Bihar
Express News Service
PATNA: Leader of Opposition in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav summed up the COVID situation in the state as ‘very scary’ as a huge number of infections are being reported every day. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Yadav lamented that two IAS officers and few other officials have succumbed to the deadly virus in the last two days.“Imagine about commoners! Many senior IAS, officials, doctors, employees admitted. No beds available even in Patna. Health Secretary has asked for doctors from Indian Army,” he tweeted.
The RJD leader claimed that he has been asking the Nitish Kumar government to wake up from its slumber since the outset of COVID-19. “Since the outset of #Corona, I have been repeatedly persuading & coaxing Bihar Govt to wake up from its insensitive slumber to ramp up capacity building of Hospitals, increase testing, build makeshift hospitals, quarantine & isolation centers, test everyone arriving in Bihar,” he said.
He further said that he has been requesting the Bihar CM to increase the number of ventilators and oxygen stock. “I requested time & again to Bihar CM to increase the number of Ventilators & O2 stock, but everything fell in the deaf ears. Instead of fixing the problem, he fixed the Headlines,honest officers & fudged the numbers. As a result he wasted a year to find the State again in a fix,” he said.
Bihar reported 4786 new coronavirus cases taking the toll to 23724 in state. The state capital Patna, in particular, has emerged as the hotspot with 8446 active cases. Vikash R Keshri, an epidemiologist, has also admitted that the kind of spurt the COVID positive cases Patna has witnessed in the last seven days has turned alarming even in comparison to cities like Mumbai and Delhi considering the population. On being asked about the positivity rate among children, he said, Higher positivity among children again is probably due to increased movement, the opening of schools earlier and non-adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour.”
The city had logged 1483 new cases followed by 334 each in Bhagalpur and Gaya, 242 in Muzaffarpur, and 116 in Bhojpur. The recovery rate from the infection has drastically declined to 91.40% from 97%.
State government officials are not sharing the latest figures on the pandemic with a majority of the media. “After coronavirus, media persons are facing a tough challenge when it comes to seeking statements from either minister or officials over the pandemic situation in the state,” said a senior journalist.
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Opposition to corner Nitish Kumar govt in House over proposed Bihar Special Police Bill
Express News Service
PATNA: After the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, now the proposed Bihar Special Police Bill, 2021 is likely to snowball into a major confrontation between the opposition and the ruling government on March 23, when it will be tabled in the House.The opposition is learnt to have channelised its political strength in the House to oppose the proposed Bill in the House terming it a move to convert Bihar into a police state.
On March 23, the government is likely to bring the Bill to the House for discussion.
“The Bill is intended to convert the state into a typical police state with provisions made therein to empowering the police to arrest anyone or conduct a search without obtaining specific warrants from the competent court,” RJD spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan said.
The opposition has also urged the Speaker to let the draft of the Bill go through a select committee before it is allowed to be brought in the House.
The opposition alleged that the proposed Bihar Special Bill 2021 will be misused to settle political scores and have a draconian effect on the human rights of people.
According to RJD leader Bhai Virendra, the Bill “will violate the fundamental human rights of people by promoting excessive police actions against the people.”
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सीएम नीतीश कुमार पर तेजस्वी ने कसा तंज, कहा 4 महीने बाद आई बड़े भाई की याद
पटना. बिहार की राजनीति में बड़े भाई और छोटे भाई के रूप में चर्चित राष्ट्रीय जनता दल (राजद) के अध्यक्ष लालू प्रसाद और बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार की फोन पर बातचीत लालू के बेटे तेजस्वी प्रसाद यादव को अच्छी नहीं लगी और उन्होंने चाचा नीतीश कुमार पर तंज कसते हुए निशाना साधा. दरअसल, मंगलवार का नीतीश (छोटे भाई) ने मुंबई के अस्पताल में इलाज करवा रहे लालू प्रसाद को फोन कर हालचाल पूछा था. इसकी सूचना मीडिया में आने के बाद ही तेजस्वी ने तंज कसते हुए कहा कि मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार को बड़े भाई की चार महीने बाद याद आई है.
तेजस्वी ने ट्वीट कर लिखा, यह और कुछ नहीं बल्कि देरी से की गई कर्टसी कॉल थी. रविवार को ही फिस्टुला का ऑपरेशन हुआ है. अस्पताल में भर्ती होने के चार महीने बाद आश्चर्यजनक रूप से नीतीश जी को उनके खराब स्वास्थ्य के बारे में पता चला. मैं उम्मीद करता हूं कि वह महसूस करेंगे कि वह भाजपा-राजग मंत्रियों के अस्पताल में लालू जी का हालचाल पूछने वाले अंतिम राजनेता हैं.
उल्लेखनीय है कि चारा घोटाला में सजायाफ्ता लालू प्रसाद इन दिनों मुंबई के एक अस्पताल में भर्ती हैं. रविवार को उनका ऑपरेशन हुआ. रांची उच्च न्यायालय ने लालू को इलाज के लिए औपबंधिक जमानत दी है.
गौरतलब है कि मंगलवार को ही तेजस्वी ने नीतीश के लिए महागठबंधन के दरवाजे हमेशा के लिए बंद होने की बात कही थी. ऐसे में नीतीश द्वारा बीमार लालू को फोन करने के बाद बिहार में तरह-तरह की चर्चाओं का बाजार गर्म है. पिछले कई दिनों से भाजपा और जद (यू) में लोकसभा चुनाव में सीटों को लेकर बयानबाजी का दौर चल रहा है.