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Nitish
hits poll trail on Diwali, rivals in festive spirit
Friday November 05, 2010 02:58:18 PM,
IANS
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Patna:
While his political rivals are in a festive mood, Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar is campaigning Friday for the ongoing state
assembly polls instead of celebrating Diwali.
"Nitish Kumar will address three public rallies for campaign till
2-3 p.m. Friday instead of usual 5-6 p.m. to seek people's votes
on Diwali," an official said.
"He will again leave for campaigning Saturday morning," the
official added.
While Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad will conduct a
road show Friday at Phulwari Sharief on the outskirt of Patna for
the fifth phase of the polls slated for Nov 9, his wife and former
chief minister Rabri Devi will rest at home. They both will later
celebrate Diwali with their daughters and sons here.
"Lalu-ji and Tejaswi (son) will leave Patna Saturday morning for
campaign as they will address election meetings but Rabri Devi
will stay away from campaigning till Chhath, a popular festival in
Bihar Nov 13," a RJD leader said.
Other leading politicians -- Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United
(JD-U) president Sharad Yadav and Lalu Prasad's RJD alliance
partner Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan -- have already
left Bihar to celebrate Diwali with their families.
According to JD-U leaders, Sharad Yadav will not campaign till Nov
14.
"Sharad Yadav Thursday left for Delhi to celebrate Diwali and will
stay away from campaigning till Chhath and will join campaign Nov
15," a JD-U leader said.
Ram Vilas Paswan will also not campaign till Sunday as he will
stay in Delhi with his family.
The last two rounds of the six-phase polls will be held Nov 9 and
Nov 20. Votes will be counted Nov 24.
Till now, the four phases of the state elections -- to pick a new
243-member legislative assembly -- have passed off peacefully
except stray incidents of violence.
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