Did the ones in power do anything for women? They could not have cared less
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar charged his arch-rival Lalu Prasad with doing “nothing for women” while in power, and propping up wife Rabri Devi when the charge sheet in the fodder scam caused him to step down. The JD(U) president, who is seeking a record fifth consecutive term in office, was addressing his maiden election rally in Minapur constituency of Muzaffarpur district, where he also said he was disillusioned with the RJD, headed by Prasad, after two short-lived alliances, and vowed to remain with NDA.
Speaking about his government’s thrust in women’s empowerment, as witnessed in the formation of self-help groups on a large scale and the recently launched Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, as part of which Rs 10,000 each have been transferred into accounts of more than one crore beneficiaries, Kumar drew a contrast with the previous regime.
“Did the ones in power do anything for women? They could not have cared less. Only when, after seven years of chief ministership, a situation came where stepping down could not have been avoided, the wife was installed,” said Kumar. Prasad, who became the Bihar CM in 1990, occupied the post till 1997 when his wife, a homemaker who was till then not known to have an aptitude for politics, was appointed to the top post, in a move that had triggered massive controversy in those days.
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