PATNA: Bihar’s ruling JD(U) has planned to celebrate CM Nitish Kumar’s 70th birthday on March 1 in an 'unique' way. The day will also be observed as ‘Vikas Diwas’ across the state.
Besides cutting a 70-pound cake at the party’s headquarters in the state capital here, all party functionaries—right from booth president to national president—will gather at their respective polling booths and wish for good health and long life of Nitish Kumar, one of the founders of the party.
On the occasion, the party’s senior functionaries would hold discussion with local people about the various development works executed by Nitish as the CM in the last 16 years. The party workers would also take a pledge to make Bihar a ‘developed state’ under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.
“I will observe ‘Vikas Diwas at my polling booth at Mustafapur village in Nalanda district, and I urge all party workers to remain at their respective polling booths on March 1, and wish for long life of our leader Nitish Kumar Ji,” JD(U) national president RCP Singh said on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Singh held a meeting with JD(U)’s all organizational in-charges at the party office here and asked them to be present at their respective polling booths on March 1 on the occasion of 70th birthday of the Bihar CM.
“All workers of JD(U) will remain present at their respective polling booths on March 1,” Singh told the party leaders at the meeting.
“Party’s all district presidents, block presidents, booth presidents, Lok Sabha Kshetra Prabhari, Vidhan Sabha kshetra Prabhari and other senior functionaries have been issued instructions to remain present at their respective polling booth on March 1 to observe the CM’s birthday as ‘Vikas Diwas’,” JD(U) state general secretary Anil Kumar told TOI on Saturday. Anil said he himself would remain present at his polling station at Sotichak village under Fatuha block of Patna district on March 1.
Anil further informed that the JD(U) women cell has planned to cut a 70-pound cake on the occasion. The cake cutting event would be held at the party’s state headquarters.
"Similarly, the JD(U) medical cell would organize a free health check-up camp at the party office on the occasion. The party’s youth and student wings would begin a campaign to inform the new generation about the development works done by Nitish Kumar as Bihar CM," Anil said.