Nitish Kumar remains silent as PM Modi and supporters chant ‘Vande Mataram’
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar recently shared the same stage for the first time after 2009 during a coalition rally in Darbhanga District where PM Modi addressed the rally.
Towards the end of PM Modi’s address, he urged audience and leaders of BJP and alliance to chant‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ to which, everyone present in the rally abided by the PM and followed him in chanting the slogans except Nitish Kumar.
Nitish Kumar on the stage remained silent and glued to his seat as everyone around him rose up during sloganeering. Kumar remained tight-lipped and refrained from chanting slogans.
Senior journalist Ravish Kumar in his Prime Time show telecasted on NDTV pointed out the incident and noted that Kumar was protecting his political space. He questioned if the BJP and its allies would remain quite on the incident had any Azam Khan or minority leader done it.
He also questioned BJP’s stand on the incident as it is often found labelling tags of nationalists and anit-nationalists depending on whether one say ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ or not. He remarked that Nitish Kumar being a political giant in Bihar and knowing his worth in the ongoing Lok Sabha Election, the BJP chose to remain silent on the issue.
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Three arrested for killing Buddhist woman monk in Himachal
Shimla (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh nearly a month ago, police said on Friday.
The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said.
According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused.
Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said that during the investigation, more than 50 suspects were questioned and DNA samples of several suspects were also collected.
After a detailed investigation, the accused were arrested from different locations on Thursday night, he said.
Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs.
Efforts are on to nab two more accused wanted in the case. They will be put behind bars soon, the SP said.
