Patna January 17, 2025: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son, Nishant Kumar, made a rare political appeal on Friday, urging the people of Bihar to support his father and the Janata dal (United) JD (U) in the upcoming state assembly elections.
Nishant Kumar is politically inactive in Bihar despite his father being a CM for 20 years:
Speaking to media in Bakhtiyarpur, Patna district, Nishant Kumar, who is generally politically inactive, said: “I appeal to the people of Bihar, if possible, vote for my father and his party and bring them back to power. My father is doing great work in Bihar.”
Nitish Kumar’s father was a great freedom fighter:
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited his native place to honor his late father, Ram Lakhan Singh Vaidya, a revered freedom fighter. On January 17, as part of an annual tradition, the Chief Minister garlanded his father’s statue and paid tribute to four other freedom fighters Shaheed Mogal Singh, Pandit Sheelbhadra Yaji, Shaheed Nathun Singh Yadav, and Dumber Singh.
During the ceremony, which was organized by the state government in Bakhtiyarpur to honours freedom fighters, Nitish Kumar commemorated their sacrifices by garlanding their statues in a park dedicated to their memory.
Nishant Kumar remarked: “My father pays tribute to my grandfather, who served jail terms during the freedom struggle along with his colleagues. He comes to Bakhtiyarpur every year to commemorate this.”
When asked about the possibility of joining politics, Nishant Kumar declined to comment, staying true to his traditional political stance.
The event, hosted by the state government, was organized in honours of Ram Lakhan Singh Vaidya and his fellow freedom fighters, highlighting their significant contributions to India’s independence.
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