Committed to welfare of Dalits, upper castes alike: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday reaffirmed his government’s dedication to promoting the welfare of all segments of society, including Dalits, backward classes, and upper castes.

Addressing ‘Bhim Samvad,’ a gathering hosted by Janata Dal (United) on the eve of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, Kumar called on individuals from every community to promote unity and sustain an environment of peace and harmony.

“Our government is committed for the welfare of all sections of society including, Dalits, mahadalits, backward and extremely backward classes, Muslim community and upper castes. Babasaheb will remain an inspiration for us,” Kumar stated while addressing the gathering.

Honoring Dr. Ambedkar, the JD(U) leader recalled his visits to Babasaheb’s home while serving as a Union minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Numerous key JD(U) figures, such as Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, known as Lalan, the party’s national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, along with state cabinet ministers, attended the event that took place at the Bapu Sabhagar auditorium in Patna.

In a nearby event at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna, the BJP, JD(U)’s ally, flagged off a ‘Jai Bhim Padyatra.’ The march was joined by Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, along with other senior party leaders.

Mandaviya shared a message on the social media platform X, stating, “On the eve of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, more than six thousand young colleagues of MY Bharat organised ‘Jai Bhim Padyatra’ in Patna, on Sunday.

Babasaheb was the architect of the Constitution, he laid the foundation of India’s strong democracy.” “Based on his thoughts, vision and principles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji has set a target to make the nation developed by 2047 and the participation of youth is most important in this. Through this padyatra, thousands of youth got connected to the thoughts of Baba Saheb,” he added.