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‘BEING CALLED A BIHARI NO LONGER AN INSULT, BUT MATTER OF PRIDE’
Hindustan Times Amritsar
|November 02, 2025
Being called a Bihari is no more an insult but a matter of pride, chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday as he outlined the development brought in the state over the last two decades under his regime, even as he urged the public to vote for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the progress being made in the state to continue.
“Today, being called a Bihar is no more an insult but a matter of pride. Our NDA government has worked for all sections of people and for everyone transcending caste, religion and community by working tirelessly for the last 20 years to give a facelift to the road sector, education, power sector, farm sector and also generating employment for youths,” the Janata Dal (United)
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