"Bihar CM should apologise to people": Tejashwi Yadav questions Nitish Kumar's leadership

Patna (Bihar) [India], December 20 (ANI): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday demanded an apology from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accusing him of failing to address crucial issues in the state despite being in power for over 20 years.
Yadav, in a post on X, questioned Kumar's leadership and alleged that despite his 'political tourism,' the Bihar CM had not been able to address the problems faced by the people of Bihar.
"Before leaving for the Rs 2 billion, 25 crore, 78 lakh farewell journey, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should apologize to the people of Bihar. Despite going on political tourism through so-called journeys in the last 20 years, why has he not been able to understand the facts, truth, and evidence till now?" Yadav wrote in his post. He listed several critical issues that he believes Nitish Kumar should answer for.
Yadav raised questions about Bihar's underdevelopment, asking why the state's per capita income remains the lowest in the country despite Kumar's leadership. He also pointed out that Bihar lags behind in key human development and sustainable development indicators, despite being under the same leadership for two decades.

बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री श्री नीतीश कुमार को (𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟕𝟖𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎₹) 𝟐 अरब 𝟐𝟓 करोड़ 𝟕𝟖 लाख की अलविदा यात्रा पर निकलने से पूर्व बिहार की जनता से क्षमा-याचना माँगनीं चाहिए कि 𝟐𝟎 वर्षों में कथित यात्राओं के माध्यम से राजनीतिक पर्यटन पर निकलने के बावजूद वो अभी तक वास्तविक…

— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) December 20, 2024

The RJD leader highlighted the condition of schools in Bihar, revealing that 36.7 per cent of schools lack toilets for girls, and many government schools operate without proper buildings. "Why, after twenty years, has the CM not realized that 36.7 per cent of schools in Bihar do not have toilets for girls? 5,681 government schools in Bihar do not have their own buildings and are being run by attaching them to adjacent schools, while 933 of them have land available. Among the schools that have their own buildings, why do 62 per cent of primary schools and 20 per cent of secondary schools not have boundary walls on their campuses?" Yadav asked.
Yadav also slammed the state's healthcare system, questioning why the condition of district hospitals and medical colleges remains poor despite repeated visits by the Chief Minister. "Why didn't the CM know why the condition of district hospitals, medical colleges, and sub-divisional hospitals was so bad despite repeated visits? In just one month, we ensured the availability of doctors, health workers, equipment, and medicines along with revolutionary changes in all hospitals and health centres under Mission-60, Mission Parivartan, and Mission Buniyad. Why did health services and facilities deteriorate in the next year after we left? Will the Chief Minister try to improve it?" he wrote.
Other issues raised by Yadav included the closure of sugar mills in the state, the lack of employment opportunities, and the rising migration of people in search of work. He also pointed out the state's ongoing struggles with floods and droughts.
Yadav further accused Nitish Kumar of failing to fulfil promises made to the public and demanded that he apologize for his failure to address these pressing issues. "Shouldn't the Chief Minister apologize for his failure?" he asked.
Meanwhile, earlier in the month, the former Bihar Deputy claimed via a press statement that the amount of over Rs 2 billion had been spent in just 15 days, allegedly to promote Bihar CM Kumar's image. He further alleged that the state's administration had failed, resulting in massive unemployment, mass exodus, inflation, rampant crime, and widespread corruption. The RJD leader questioned the government's priorities, stating that billions of rupees were being spent on propaganda while students and women in the state lacked basic facilities.
"For 20 years, Bihar has been thrown into the flames of wild unemployment, mass exodus, murderous inflation, rampant crime, and rampant corruption by Nitish Kumar's wasteful spending of the poor people's money on his election picnic of Rs 225,78,000. Is it permissible to do this?" he stated in a press release. "There is nothing on the ground for students and women, but billions of rupees are being looted by the officials for propaganda," Tejashwi added.
Tejashwi slammed the government's attempts to showcase its achievements, such as the implementation of smart meters, saying that it cannot hide the extent of the destruction caused by corruption, bureaucracy, and institutional failures.
"The pain of livelihoods, hundreds of bridges destroyed due to corruption, uncontrolled crime, unbridled inflation, record-breaking unemployment, administrative chaos, injustice, torture, and bribery in police stations and blocks, the death of thousands of people due to toxic alcohol, and the failure of prohibition... no amount of visits or smart meters can now hide the extent of their destruction," he said.
He added that Nitish Kumar would address "zero issues" while spending a large sum to promote his agenda. "Nitish Kumar is going to spend Rs 225,78,00,000 on a dialogue about 'zero issues,'" he said. (ANI)