'I felt anguished when I read the reports about my speech at the convocation of Mahatma Gandhi Central University. I wanted to underscore that the then Congress government had wanted to set up a central university only in Gaya but agreed to establish another one in Motihari (East Champaran) at my instance. Work began when the BJP was in power at the Centre. But it remains the fact that the university came up as a result of my initiative'
A number of academicians as well as political scientists Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar, who were part of the textbook development committee of the NCERT, had asked the council to drop their names from textbooks over 'several substantive revisions of the original texts'.
'BJP's ultimate ambition is to control Bihar independently.'
'BJP and Modi are confident they will win the 2024 election.'
'A one-party State is not possible in a diverse country like India.'
Police, however, said a link between the social media post and the assault has not been established yet.
'If the BJP continues with Nitish as CM, it will not consolidate its position further in future.'
'Log kehte hai desh to humne Modi ko diya hua hai, par pradesh nahi diya hai (we have given Modi the mandate to run the nation, not the state).'
'The BJP and RSS accept that the party is winning election after election because of Modi.' 'If the BJP is winning due to Modi, it will also lose due to Modi.'
'The main characteristic of Bihar politics is that it has always affected Delhi.'
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