During Bypoll Campaign chant Greets Nitish Kumar with, “Where Are Jobs”.

Bihar Chief Minister was greeted today with the loudest protests by youths over unemployment at a rally in the run up to the October 30 bypoll at Tarapur Assembly segment.
While the Chief Minister accused Opposition parties of engineering the protests, his rival, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), accused him of “losing his mind” when asked about the job issue.
Videos from the poll meeting at Tarapur constituency in Jamui district show youths waving placards with messages asking what happened to the NDA’s promise of 19 lakh jobs made ahead of the state polls last year.
As soon as Jitan Ram Manjhi, Hindustani Awam Morcha chief and former Chief Minister, stepped away from the podium and as Minister Nitish Kumar came up to speak, the group of youths started shouting “Down with Nitish Kumar”.
Speaking to the media, some protesters demanded that the 19 lakh job promise be fulfilled.
The protester slammed the government for not holding exams for recruitment to state police and Group D jobs. The crowd demanded him to quit the Chief Minister post if he fails to provide employment.
Chief Minister Nitin Kumar asked the police officers not to stop the protesters from raising slogans. “Let them shout, don’t bother. These 15-20 people are jumping and shouting, let them do it”.
The Chief Minister further said that the protesters must list their demands and submit to him and he would try his best to address them. Chief Minister Nitin Kumar, “I don’t care who sends whom. I believe in working”, accusing rival parties of sending protesters to the rally venue.

Leader of the Opposition in Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav hit out at the Chief Minister. He tweeted, “When unemployed youths demanded 19 lakh jobs, Nitish Kumar lost his mind.
Chief Minister Nitin Yadav claimed that the Chief Minister does not leave his official residence, he does not travel by road and also that he has no direct interaction with the public.
“When he has to speak at poll rallies and the youths question him, why does the weak Chief Minister get agitated?”