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Patna,(BiharTimes): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has assured the people of Bihar that “we will create a vibrant and dynamic state which will make us all proud. We shall create a Bihar where being called a Bihari will be a matter of pride. Being a Bihari will be a matter of maan and not apmaan.”
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The chief minister apprehended that this march of development could be jeopardized if forces that represent ‘regressive ideas’ are voted back to power. “Each one of you have to decide whether you want the process of development to continue after the polls or want to go back to the days when progress was sacrificed at the altar of politics of caste, community and religion,” he added.
Nitish said in a state obsessed in the past with caste and community equations in the run-up to the polls, it is certainly a refreshing change. “People from across the world often write to me saying they had given up hope for Bihar’s turnaround but the positive wave of reforms and change that took place during our tenure had changed their perception about the state.”
He said his government will concentrate on the livelihood issues if it was voted back to power. “It would be our priority to streamline the PDS system. We have done some experiments with food coupon and I want to give it a concrete shape at the earliest. I wish to reiterate my commitment that each poor should get his or her share of ration goods in a hassle-free manner. I also wish to focus more aggressively on improving the power scenario in the state as it is a prerequisite of development and we are brutally aware of this.”
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