Nitish Kumar slams farmers for speaking English- says "This is Bihar"
On February 21, Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar slammed a farmer by the name of Amit Kumar for using too many “English phrases” when sharing his thrilling life’s adventure. The farmer from Lakhisarai was speaking at a celebration marking the launch of the state government’s “fourth agriculture roadmap” at the Bapu Sabhagar auditorium.
“This is India. This is Bihar,” said the CM while criticising the farmer.
As the farmer started again, he was interrupted seconds later for having used the expression “government schemes”.
“What is this? Can you not say Sarkari Yojana?” the Bihar CM asked. He said he was an engineer by training and his medium of instruction was English. But it is another thing to use the language for academic pursuits. He wondered why the farmer was using English in his day-to-day life.
However, BJP has criticized Bihar CM for his actions and wondered on his reaction while the farmer was speaking in English.
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