The BJP has launched a sharp attack at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the appointment of nearly 200 Urdu personnel as part of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government’s promise of providing jobs.
The Chief Minister on Thursday gave away letters of appointment to Urdu translators and stenographers.
Speaking at the function at the Chief Minister’s secretariat, Kumar spoke about his government’s efforts to uplift the weaker sections of society, especially the minorities and Dalits.
The Chief Minister, who severed ties with the BJP two months ago hit out at the BJP-led Centre, claiming that “prachar prasar” (propaganda) was going on with little on offer for the poorer states.
“Is anything worthwhile happening in poor states? Only propaganda is underway (Garib gurba rajyon mein kuchh ho raha hai? Jhuthe prachar prasar mein laga rahta hai),” he said at the event.
The BJP, which lost power in the state after Kumar walked out of the NDA in August this year, criticised the appointment of Urdu personnel.
“CM Nitish Kumar’s intention is to restore Urdu teachers in every school. Why is there a need to employ Urdu-knowing people in the Bihar assembly? Now Urdu translators will be appointed in every police station,” state BJP spokesman Nikhil Anand was quoted as saying by PTI.
The BJP leader alleged that the lives of Dalits, OBCs and EBCs get ruined in the “Muslim-dominated districts of Bihar”
“Brother, don’t create a Pakistan in Bihar, go to Pakistan yourself,” he added.
