POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR

There is something clean about Nitish Kumar that parts him from the pack that the politicians make.Be it his opposition to Narendra Modi campaigning in Bihar or the recent opposition to BJP's Lal Chowk attempt,there seems to be a consistent effort to stay away from stunts aimed at things that have nothing to do with development.His plans for development have never been extravagant but only basic ,but the efficient way of execution has returned maximum benefits for the average Bihari.When he came to office,crime had become a menace.Instead of announcements of buying sophisticated weapons for the police,he initiated the system of speedy trials.Most of the notorious criminals were behind bars in no time and all of a sudden their was a never before fear of law amongst criminals.Through the later part of his second term as CM he was involved in construction of roads at an extensive rate.To get an estimate here is a piece of information-while the Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam had built 319 bridges in 30 years (1975-2005), it built 339 bridges at an estimated cost of Rs 798.04 crore in just three years (2006-09)!Recently while recieving the politician of the year award he was asked that why he gave cash to families to buy bicycles for girls instead of distributing the bicycles.He answered that doing the latter would involve issuing tenders which could turn the plan into a scam.Today one can see girls happily going to schools on their bicycles.The women empowerment had started back when the state government brought a legislation that reserved 50% of the panchayat seats or women.Thus its no wonder that women played a pivotal role in his re election the third time.The overall image of Bihar is at its best and the general mood of the public is upbeat.Everyone seems ready for the journey ahead.For 50 years it had voted its caste but at last Bihar has cast its vote.

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