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Kumar Promises Jobs and Empowerment, Critiques Rival Lalu

10/22/2025

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticized rival Lalu Prasad at a Muzaffarpur rally on Oct. 21 for not empowering women.
Kumar, seeking a fifth term, highlighted the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, which gives Rs. 10,000 to women entrepreneurs.
He pledged to generate 1 crore jobs in five years and provide free electricity for low-consumption households as elections approach on November 6 and 11, as the Bharatiya Janata Party rises.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticized rival Lalu Prasad at a Muzaffarpur rally on Oct. 21 for not empowering women.
Kumar, seeking a fifth term, highlighted the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, which gives Rs. 10,000 to women entrepreneurs.
He pledged to generate 1 crore jobs in five years and provide free electricity for low-consumption households as elections approach on November 6 and 11, as the Bharatiya Janata Party rises.