Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his grief over the loss of lives due to drowning in the Ganga river in Mekra of Mokama police station area of Patna.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the BJP is trying to bring together smaller parties in Bihar, that are believed to be upset with CM Nitish Kumar, into its fold, informed sources.
Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Minister Vijay Chaudhary, Sheela Mandal and other dignitaries paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on Martyrs' day (Shaheed Diwas) here on Thursday.
Paswan said, "If the Bihar CM would have worked for the betterment of my state (Bihar) then they would have been working in our own state and not migrated. It's because of the lack of opportunity in my state. The only person responsible for this particular scenario is our CM Nitish Kumar."
In a bid to dial down the panic among migrant labourers, working in Tamil Nadu, the Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) and Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) released a joint statement and said that the videos, showing the attack on Bihar-based migrant workers, are false.
"I have spoken to honourable chief minister and my brother Nitish Kumar on phone and assured him that all the workers are our workers and they are helping the development of Tamil Nadu. Therefore, I assured that none of these issues will impact them" the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that a four-member team from the State will visit Tamil Nadu to take stock of the attack on migrant labourers incident.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not able to handle Bihar, and the state is in trouble.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday once again emphasised the strength of a united opposition and urged the Congress to come together and fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming general election.