Recalling the anger that arose from the decision of the Bihar government, Professor Sharda Sinha mentions, "It is impossible to imagine what people would have done if they had met Lalu Yadav at that time. People were saying that this is a 'parachhut' (despicable) government. It has to pay the price."
The Nitish government plans to provide Rs 2 lakh in financial help to 94 lakh families to launch small businesses over the next five years under the 'Bihar Small Entrepreneur Scheme'. The funds will be distributed to poor families in three instalments.
According to the SP, the couple had spoken to local police personnel about the threat to their lives posed by Chandni's family members and had been warned that now was not the time to return.
Two minor Dalit girls were reportedly kidnapped and gang-raped in the Phulwari Sharif area of Bihar's capital Patna, one found dead and the other is injured