Nitish Kumar Hails Law-and-Order Record as Bihar Vote Nears

Overview

• Nitish Kumar said Bihar moved from pre-2005 lawlessness to a state without fear, calling being Bihari a source of pride.
• He cited growth in police infrastructure, saying stations rose from 817 in 2005 to over 1,380, with a low baseline strength of 42,481 personnel then.
• The chief minister highlighted a 35% reservation for women in the police since 2013, claimed the highest female participation nationally, and referenced a ‘Tribal Women’s Pride Battalion’.
• He attacked the INDIA bloc without naming leaders and described the pre-2005 period as marked by kidnappings, extortion, unsafe streets for women, and business flight.
• Opposition voices countered the narrative, with Tejashwi Yadav urging voters to give the opposition 20 months and Congress’s Pawan Khera alleging current crimes and questioning the NDA’s CM face, as polling is set for November 6 and 11 with results on November 14.