)”, asked Mr. Kumar, while addressing a public meeting on Wednesday at Muslim-dominated Kochadhaman in Kishanganj district of northeast Bihar. Who utters all this faltu baat [nonsense]?”, thundered Mr. Kumar, who is facing a strong anti-incumbency mood among voters. “It is our religion to take everyone along…this has been our culture...when everyone will walk along, Bihar would progress”, Mr. Kumar further tweeted. At another public meeting in Thakurganj of the district, the Bihar Chief Minister also recalled what his government had done for the welfare and development of the minority community in the State. The third phase of the poll for 78 seats in Bihar is scheduled to be held on November 7, mostly in Muslim-dominated Seemanchal (border) areas of northeast Bihar.

Source: The Hindu November 05, 2020 05:15 UTC