Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, said that if Ganga was liberated from dams and its flow was made natural and uninterrupted it would become clean and pollution–free itself.
On the second day of his two-day-long visit Nitish who was seen in a spiritual mood contrary to the one a day earlier when he targeted the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who is also an MP from Varanasi parliamentary constituency.
In an informal chat with the reporters, after offering Ganga Pujan on the auspicious occasion of ‘Ganga-Saptami’ (Ganga Utpatti Divas) at the Dashaswamedh Ghat here on Friday morning, the Bihar CM strongly advocated that the natural flow of the river should be ensured to save it from getting polluted. In a traditional manner he attended a function organised under the auspices of Sarvodaya Seva Samiti. The Ganga Puja was done by the Kashi Vishwanath temple priest, Pt Shrikant Sharma. The Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar, was accompanied by several senior ministers and Janata Dal (United) leaders.
After offering prayers to the Ganga, Nitish went to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and offered prayers there. later he visited the Sankatmochan Temple with the same intention. He was welcomed by the Mahant, Prof Vishambhar Nath Mishra, and his younger brother and neurologist, Prof Vijay Nath Mishra. After offering prayers in the two famous temples in this holy city the Bihar CM reached the Babatpur airport to leave for Patna by a state plane.
Nitish was here on his two-day-long visit. On Thursday he had kicked off his UP Mission while addressing a state political workers’ conclave at Pindra on the lucknow Road near the Varanasi-Jaunpur border.
According to sources, eyeing prime ministership, Bihar CM is now trying to concentrate on UP and will attend a function of the Kisan Manch, formed by the former Prime Minister, VP Singh, at lucknow on May 15 and press for prohibition in the entire country.
According to Nitish, the people re-elected him in Bihar despite the controversies surrounding him and adverse propaganda by the BJP and RSS owing to his promise to impose a complete ban on the sale of liquor in the state. Nitish believes that if a complete ban on liquor was enforced in the entire country its people, like the Biharis, would in all probability support him. Meanwhile the local JD-U workers are enthusiastic as for the first time their meeting at Pindra