The PM additionally laid the inspiration for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Patna:
Bonhomie was on show at an occasion in Darbhanga on Wednesday when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar bent down to the touch the toes of Narendra Modi, solely to be stopped by the Prime Minister, who shook his arms as a substitute.
Having received 12 seats, Mr Kumar’s Janata Dal United is the third largest companion within the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (fold) when it comes to Lok Sabha constituencies. The celebration and Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Get together performed a key function in making certain that Narendra Modi turned Prime Minister for the third time after the BJP didn’t safe a majority by itself for the primary time in 10 years.
A video from the occasion reveals Mr Kumar, who’s 73, bending down and trying to the touch the toes of PM Modi, who’s a 12 months older than him, on a dais. The PM instantly will get up, holds the chief minister’s arms and shakes his arms. Mr Kumar then sits subsequent to the PM.
This isn’t the primary time that Mr Kumar, who returned to the NDA fold after breaking away from the INDIA and Mahagathbandhan alliances earlier this 12 months, has tried to the touch the toes of PM Modi. He had performed so throughout a gathering after the Lok Sabha leads to June as properly.
On the occasion, the place he laid the inspiration for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and inaugurated infrastructure tasks value Rs 12,100 crore, PM Modi praised the Bihar chief minister and mentioned he had ensured the state emerged from “jungle raj”.
“Nitish ji has arrange a mannequin of fine governance (‘sushasan’), pulling the state out of the period of jungle raj. No reward is simply too excessive for this achievement,” the PM mentioned.
“Bihar is witnessing a number of growth. The NDA authorities is dedicated to the welfare of the folks. The earlier authorities in Bihar did not trouble about well being infrastructure. They made false guarantees, however the scenario has improved since Nitish Kumar ji got here to energy,” he added.