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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday abruptly left the dais ahead of national anthem at the inauguration of an international sports event here, much to the surprise of the organisers.
Kumar, 74, walked towards the participants and greeted them with a ”namaste” and a wave of the hand. (X)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was seen laughing and talking during the national anthem at a sports event in Patna. Opposition RJD president Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Yadav accused the chief minister of disrespecting the national anthem.
राष्ट्रगान बजते समय यह कैसा व्यवहार है?बार बार @NitishKumar जी के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य को लेकर लोग क्या बेवजह आशंका जता रहे हैं? pic.twitter.com/YJpkqFad0M— Rashtriya Janata Dal (@RJDforIndia) March 20, 2025
Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “At least please do not insult the national anthem, Hon’ble Chief Minister. You insult youth, students, women and elderly people every day. Sometimes they clap on Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom day and mock his martyrdom, and sometimes they clap on the national anthem!”
कम से कम कृपया राष्ट्र गान का तो अपमान मत करिए मा॰ मुख्यमंत्री जी।युवा, छात्र, महिला और बुजुर्गों को तो आप प्रतिदिन अपमानित करते ही है।
कभी महात्मा गांधी जी के शहादत दिवस पर ताली बजा उनकी शहादत का मखौल उड़ाते है तो कभी राष्ट्रगान का!
PS: आपको याद दिला दें कि आप एक बड़े प्रदेश… pic.twitter.com/rFDXcGxRdV
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 20, 2025
However, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi backed the Bihar chief minister, saying, “People who insult the country including Bihar are questioning the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar. By the way, I would like to tell people that Lalu ji and company had made the name of our “Bihar” state a curse but it is Nitish Kumar ji who has given respect to Bihar on the international stage.”
बिहार सहित देश का अपमान करने वाले लोग बिहार के माननीय मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार जी पर सवाल उठा रहें हैं।वैसे लोगों को मैं बता दूँ कि लालू जी एंड कंपनी ने हमारे “बिहार” राज्य के नाम को गाली बना दिया था पर नीतीश कुमार जी ही हैं जिन्होंने बिहार को अंतरराष्ट्रीय मंच पर सम्मान दिलाया।…— Jitan Ram Manjhi (@jitanrmanjhi) March 20, 2025
The Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025 is being held at the Pataliputra Sports Complex.
