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‘Will touch your feet’: Nitish’s request to expedite road project; official responds: ‘Sir, please…’ | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday appealed to a private firm officially Unpleasant accelerate a road project in the capital Patna and even offered to be his feetHis act drew a strong reaction from RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who termed him ‘helpless’.
“Kahiye to hum aapka couple chhu lete hain (I will touch your feet if you want),” said Nitish Kumar.
As Nitish walked towards the official with folded hands, the latter said, “Sir, please don’t do this.”
It happened during an event where a section of the “JP Ganga Path”, a highway built along the river to ease city traffic, was opened for public use.
This is not the first time that the Bihar CM has made such a request. Last week, he offered to touch the feet of a senior IAS officer, urging speedy resolution of land disputes through comprehensive investigations. Kumar had said that land disputes were a major catalyst for violent crimes in the state.
Sharing a compilation of Nitish Kumar urging officials to speed up infrastructure work in the state, Tejashwi Yadav said, “When the credibility of governance is lost and the ruler lacks self-confidence, he should put aside principles, conscience and ideas and bow down to everyone from top to bottom. However, we are not worried about the Chairman, but about the present and future of Bihar and 14 crore Biharis.”
He called the Prime Minister ‘helpless, weak, invalid, incompetent, limited, powerless, impotent and coerced’.
“Will there be any Prime Minister in the whole world who is so helpless, weak, disabled, incompetent, limited, powerless and coerced that he will fold the hands and touch the feet of everyone from BDO, SDO, police station staff to high ranking officers and even the personal staff of the contractor, for every petty matter?” he asked.
“The main reason for rising crime, rampant corruption, migration and administrative anarchy in Bihar is that not even a single employee (let alone an officer) listens to the Chief Minister. Why he does not listen and why he does not follow orders is a question to ponder. However, the employees and officers are not so much to blame for this,” he added.
“Kahiye to hum aapka couple chhu lete hain (I will touch your feet if you want),” said Nitish Kumar.
As Nitish walked towards the official with folded hands, the latter said, “Sir, please don’t do this.”
It happened during an event where a section of the “JP Ganga Path”, a highway built along the river to ease city traffic, was opened for public use.
This is not the first time that the Bihar CM has made such a request. Last week, he offered to touch the feet of a senior IAS officer, urging speedy resolution of land disputes through comprehensive investigations. Kumar had said that land disputes were a major catalyst for violent crimes in the state.
‘If the leader lacks confidence…’: Tejashwi hits out at Nitish
Sharing a compilation of Nitish Kumar urging officials to speed up infrastructure work in the state, Tejashwi Yadav said, “When the credibility of governance is lost and the ruler lacks self-confidence, he should put aside principles, conscience and ideas and bow down to everyone from top to bottom. However, we are not worried about the Chairman, but about the present and future of Bihar and 14 crore Biharis.”
He called the Prime Minister ‘helpless, weak, invalid, incompetent, limited, powerless, impotent and coerced’.
“Will there be any Prime Minister in the whole world who is so helpless, weak, disabled, incompetent, limited, powerless and coerced that he will fold the hands and touch the feet of everyone from BDO, SDO, police station staff to high ranking officers and even the personal staff of the contractor, for every petty matter?” he asked.
“The main reason for rising crime, rampant corruption, migration and administrative anarchy in Bihar is that not even a single employee (let alone an officer) listens to the Chief Minister. Why he does not listen and why he does not follow orders is a question to ponder. However, the employees and officers are not so much to blame for this,” he added.
