Nitish Kumar Lashes Out at Opposition’s Black-Clad Protest

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sharply criticized opposition MLAs for wearing black shirts in protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls during the final day of the monsoon session, the last before the upcoming state elections. The chaotic session, adjourned within minutes until 2 PM, saw heightened tensions as opposition members, led by RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, disrupted proceedings, raising slogans and storming the well, with some attempting to overturn furniture.

“Why are you wearing black clothes? Have you ever done so before?” Kumar, the longest-serving CM, snapped, accusing the opposition of ignorance about legislative business and lacking worthwhile contributions. The protest, ongoing since July 21, targets the SIR, which opposition parties, including RJD, Congress, and CPI(ML), allege is a discriminatory attempt to delete poor and minority voters’ names, citing the removal of 1% of Bihar’s 7.9 crore voters.

Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav, attempting to restore order, remarked, “It’s raining today. Why are you getting heated?” He urged decorum, noting school children were watching. Meanwhile, JD(U) and BJP MLAs wore helmets, citing fears of opposition aggression, escalating the drama.

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Tejashwi, in a black T-shirt, had earlier called the SIR process opaque, questioning its timing before the October-November polls and alleging Delhi’s influence, while Kumar countered by referencing the RJD’s “jungle raj” era. The Election Commission’s affidavit denies foreign voter claims, yet the opposition vows to intensify protests, setting the stage for a heated electoral battle.

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