CM's domicile policy announcement triggers political slugfest
CM Nitish Kumar on Monday announced domicile policy in the appointment of teachers in the state. The teacher aspirants had been demanding domicile policy in Bihar and threatened the govt with the slogan of 'No domicile, no vote' in the assembly elections due in Bihar later this year.
Student leader Dilip said this is the victory of students. "Heartfelt thanks to the CM of Bihar," he said.
But RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, in a sarcastic post on X wrote: "It is a matter of immense happiness that the ideologically bankrupt NDA govt, which used to outright reject our demand for implementing the domicile policy in Bihar, is copying our announcement like our other schemes.
It is clear that this copycat NDA govt has no policy and vision of its own. The govt is dancing to our tunes, demands and announcements.
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Tejashwi further said, "Be it the issue of social security pension, free electricity unit, govt jobs, increase in honorarium of cooks, night watchmen and physical education and health instructors, ASHA and Mamta workers or formation of youth commission, this govt of 20 years has copied our every announcement, scheme, vision and demand and hastily announced these in the election year.
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Reacting to the RJD allegations, JD(U) state chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said the Nitish govt has implemented domicile in the interest of the state. Taking a dig at the RJD, he said, "We have taken this decision in the interest of Bihari youth. Now the opposition, especially the RJD, should implement it in politics. Rajya Sabha nomination (Sanjay Yadav) was brought from Haryana.
The rights of the youth of Bihar were usurped.
They called from Singapore (Rohini Acharya) and gave tickets but did not care about the daughter living in Bihar. One who can have two voter cards will surely have double standards in his words," Neeraj said.
But Prashant Kishor of Jan Surraj Party said the implementation of domicile is a victory of democracy and the people of Bihar.
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