Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that if his government was voted back to power again, it would give Rs 25,000 to girls on passing intermediate examinations and Rs 50,000 on passing graduation examination.
Addressing a rally here, the Janata Dal-United chief highlighted the works done under his regime and also took a veiled jibe at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). “We are now giving Rs 10,000 for girls passing intermediate examinations and Rs 25,000 to those graduating. We will give Rs 25,000 for girls passing intermediate examinations and Rs 50,000 to those graduating,” he said.
“We have worked for the development of all areas in the state. No part of the state was ignored. Bihar is the first state where we gave women 50 per cent reservation in Panchayati Raj Institutions and civic bodies,” he said.
Targeting RJD, Kumar said that his government established rule of law in Bihar. “It is my dharma to serve you. We will do the service. But there are some people whose family is limited to husband-wife and son-daughter. But my family is whole of Bihar,” he said. Bihar will go for threephased elections beginning 28 October. JD-U, BJP, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustan Awam Moarch (HAM) and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) are contesting polls together.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, soon after filing nomination from Raghopur constituency, RJD ) leader Tejashwi Yadav said that he would share the manifesto in the next two days. Tejashwi filed his nomination for the Raghopur seat of Vaishali district on Wednesday, where he is pitted against BJP’s Satish Yadav, who was a former MLA.
“I have filed the nomination from Raghopur. The people of the constancy have blessed us. They will elect us. The people of Bihar are missing Laluji. I will share the manifesto in the next two days. We will share the blueprint document after discussing it with the left parties and Congress,” he said while speaking to media. “We will fulfill our promises. We will form the government. We are hopeful that the people of Bihar will elect us,” he added.
Satish Yadav is contesting the election from Raghopur seat for the third consecutive time. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Satish Yadav was successful in defeating former Chief Minister Rabri Devi by contesting on JD-U ticket. However, in the 2015 Assembly elections, Tejashwi Yadav was able to equalise his mother’s defeat by defeating Satish Yadav.
With agency inputs