Overview

• Video from the virtual ceremony shows Kumar sitting with folded hands for nearly a minute during another leader’s remarks, with the segment flagged at roughly 27:11–27:50 in the livestream.
• RJD leaders, including Tejashwi Yadav, seized on the clip to question Kumar’s health and behavior, invoking earlier incidents they have labeled unusual or erratic.
• The gesture follows a series of 2025 moments opponents cite, from verbal slips to the widely discussed flowerpot episode, to argue he is unfit to lead.
• At the same event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced youth-focused projects worth over Rs 62,000 crore, including the PM-SETU plan to upgrade 1,000 ITIs nationwide.
• Modi also highlighted Bihar-specific moves, inaugurating the Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Skill University and dedicating NIT Patna’s new Bihta campus, as Kumar continues party meetings ahead of the state polls.