Kishanganj (Bihar), Sept 30: Stung by massive protest during his ‘Adhikar Yatra' in the districts, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today slammed opposition parties for allegedly orchestrating the stir to “sabotage” his campaign on the demand for special status to the state.
“The opposition forces are unable to digest my ‘Adhikar Yatra' and they have tried to sabotage the campaign by instigating protest against me,” he told a meeting of JD(U) workers at Khagra stadium in Kishanganj district.
Kumar said he was unfazed by the protests and would carry on his campaign on the special category status demand as he has the larger public interest and Bihar's development in mind.
Youths would benefit if special status was granted as private investors would pump in money to set up industrial units in the state, which in turn would generate employment
opportunities, he said.
Bihar required special status, which would act as a stimulant to fast track development activities, he said, adding that the state's development was a key to the emergence of India as a global economic power.
Kumar said he was convinced that the people of Bihar would have to showcase their collective power to compel the Centre to grant the status.
It was on this belief that JD(U) had organised the ‘Adhikar rally' here on November 4 so that the Centre could see public mood on the issue and accept to the demand without any delay.
