Has he been copying others for 20 years, CM's son replies to Tejashwi's allegation
Nitish Kumar
's son Nishant Kumar on Monday said people will vote for the ruling NDA again to form a govt under his leadership in Bihar.
Nishant for the first time replied to RJD leader
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
's "copycat" allegation against CM Nitish, saying his father has been the Bihar CM for the last 20 years because of his work.
"Has he been copying others for 20 years," Nishant asked and listed CM Nitish's works. "He gave 50 lakh jobs and employment. Now he has set a target of providing one crore jobs and employment. He will fulfil that too. My father does what he says," Nishant told reporters at Patna airport.
Asked if he was confident of his father becoming the CM again, Nishant asserted that he will. "He (Nitish) has done works in every field and the effects of his schemes are clearly visible on the ground. The govt's decision to provide 125 units free electricity has benefitted 90% of the state consumers," Nishant said.
"Be it education, health, roads or agriculture, my father has continuously improved things in every area since 2005.
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The state govt has taken a historic step by conducting a caste survey and decided to give Rs 2 lakh as financial help to 94 lakh poor families. We increased the social security pension from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100 per month. Our govt formed the youth commission," he added.
Tejashwi repeatedly claims that CM Nitish lacks vision and is copying and partially implementing his ideas like increasing the social security pension amount and 200 units of free electricity.
Asked about the opposition raising questions on Nitish's health, Nishant said he is completely healthy and active. "He is constantly meeting people and asking about their well-being," Nishant said.
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