BJP criticises Nitish Kumar for predicting end of the world in 100 years
Patna, Aug 8: The opposition BJP in Bihar on Tuesday charged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having made the state a "laughing stock" by predicting that the world would come to an end in 100 years from now.
State BJP spokesman Nikhil Anand came out with a strongly worded comment in response to a speech by Kumar here a day ago, in presence of dignitaries from across the country and abroad, who had come to attend the inauguration of Bihar museum biennale.
In his speech that lasted well over 30 minutes, Kumar expressed alarm over people increasingly using their mobile phones to store data and totally giving up paper.
Kumar, who dumped the BJP last year to join the Mahagathbandhan', warned "at this rate, the world may not survive for more than 100 years", but hastened to add, "I may have said so in jest. Why do I need to worry. I am already 73 years of age and it is now time for me to depart."
The longest-serving CM of the state has of late been making frequent, pensive references to his having his fill of life in general and power in particular.
The JD(U) leader has also been suggesting that he would like his deputy Tejashwi Yadav, who belongs to the RJD, to take the mantle in the next assembly polls, and denying any personal ambitions propelling him to work towards opposition unity.
However, the BJP spokesman, who is also the national general secretary of the party's OBC Morcha, was of the view "the Bihar CM has become a laughing stock" and termed as "nonsense" the forecast of "collapse of every system and, even the entire universe, in the next 100 years".
"In this era of paperless work, he is promoting the usage of paper. Why is he afraid of technological advancement", asked Anand, who suspected "if not downright psychosis, Nitish ji might be suffering from some other ailment for which there is an urgent need for him to see a doctor".
The BJP leader also said the septuagenarian has "let go of his senses as well as conscience by sitting in the lap of Laluji (RJD supremo) and day-dreaming of becoming the prime minister".
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
