Bihar BJP president Samrat Chaudhary and former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi are likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior party leaders on Thursday evening, sources said.
A person travelling on the Jannayak Express was shot by an unknown person in Bihar's Samastipur district on Thursday. The victim sustained a bullet injury to his right leg.
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) co-director Sanjay Kumar shared insight on Wednesday in connection with former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur being awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously and called it long-awaited.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said that former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur gave strength to the poor, downtrodden people of the state.
A day after the Central government awarded two-time Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur with Bharat Ratna, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Prime Minister Modi not only honoured the mass leader but also 70 crore poor of the country.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has expressed his happiness over the Union Government's decision to confer the Bharat Ratna posthumously to former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur and urged the Central government to confer Bharat Ratna to former Karnataka CM D Devaraj Urs.
The national president of the BJP's OBC Morcha, K Laxman, on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the Congress after it claimed that the Centre's decision to confer the 'Bharat Ratna' on former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur was taken with an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha election
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the contribution of former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, who has been conferred Bharat Ratna, saying that he rose to high position while dealing with challenges of social injustice and poverty
Manjhi also requested the central government to confer Bharat Ratna to Dashrath Manjhi and Dr Shri Krishna Singh, a freedom fighter and first Chief Minister of Bihar.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the latter might "claim full credit" for conferring the Bharat Ratna on former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Wednesday said that former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur had taken the concept of social justice to the entire country and people are elated over his being conferred with Bharat Ratna