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Patna, Bihar: BJP leader and Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav, On rising sugar prices, says, “As far back as I can remember, I have never heard that inflation has not increased. Even in the 1990s, whenever I watched a film, I would hear the same line: ‘My husband earns a lot, but inflation is eating it all away.’ We have been hearing this for decades. So, what is new about it? No one talks about the basic issue—that resources are limited while the population is increasing, which is why inflation is rising. Control the population, and inflation will come under control.”

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Patna, Bihar: JD(U) National Working President and MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, reacting to RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav's statement on the Farakka Barrage, says, "Tell me one thing, when was this treaty signed? It was signed in 1996. At that time, when the treaty was being signed between Bangladesh and India, who was the Chief Minister of Bihar? Who was the Chief Minister of Bihar when the treaty was signed? When Bihar's interests were compromised and sold out, who was the Chief Minister of Bihar at that time? Which government was in power at the Centre?"

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Patna, Bihar: On Minister Nishant Kumar, Minister Ashok Choudhary says, "In the Janata Dal (United), Nishant has been accepted as the party’s leader in the national executive. Just as we accept him as a leader in our own homes, we have now officially endorsed him as well..''

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Patna, Bihar: On RLM MP Upendra Kushwaha, Minister Ashok Choudhary says, "That’s fine. He has been around since Samata Party. It’s not as though Nitish Kumar did not give him opportunities in return. He made him the Leader of the Opposition during his first term and gave him many opportunities...''

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Patna, Bihar: On Prajapati community, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary says, "People have traditionally considered them to be from the last rung of society, but I believe the Prajapati community is one that takes ordinary clay and gives it the form of a sculpture..''

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Patna, Bihar: RLM MP Upendra Kushwaha says, "...Today is the martyrdom day of Shaheed Ramphal Mandal. We pay tribute to his sacrifice. The Government of India has decided to issue a commemorative postage stamp in his honour. We made a lot of efforts for this, and as a result, the postage stamp is being issued..."

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Patna, Bihar: On Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary says, "....An investigation is underway into the matter...."

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Patna, Bihar: State Assembly LoP Tejashwi Yadav's remark, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary says, "When no one takes what he says seriously, why do you take it so seriously?..."

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Patna, Bihar: State Assembly LoP Tejashwi Yadav says, "We had written to Samrat Choudhary several times, but alleged that the Chief Minister is more interested in remaining in the chair than in working for the welfare of the people...."

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Patna, Bihar: State Assembly LoP Tejashwi Yadav says, "The students are sitting in protest. Their demands are completely legitimate, and we want to urge the government to fulfil their demands...."

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Patna, Bihar: RJD State President Mangni Lal Mandal says, "The Leader of the Opposition has made this statement, it must have been based on evidence and facts. Although several schemes are continuously being approved, there is no money available to fund them. There are information that employees in several government departments have not received their salaries for the past two to three months...."

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Patna, Bihar: Reacting to the meeting with the students who were sitting in protest at Gardanibagh, State Assembly LoP Tejashwi Yadav says, ''We stand with the students, and their demands are completely justified. What are they asking for? They want examinations to be conducted properly, without paper leaks or cheating, in a transparent and timely manner. They want vacant positions to be filled and jobs to be provided. These are basic and legitimate demands, and the government has a responsibility to address them...."

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Patna, Bihar: LJP(R) MP Shambhavi Choudhary says, "So when there was a need to speak on the national song, the House should have been allowed to function. You should have allowed the House to run and then debated and discussed it there. But you didn't do it then. Back then, prioritizing tactical politics, you adjourned the House and didn't let it function..''

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Patna, Bihar: Purnia MP Pappu Yadav, reacting to Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s statement, says, “I don’t understand this. Savarkar questioned the very existence of God. Deendayal Upadhyaya and Hedgewar refused to accept Ram as God. They burned copies of the Constitution based on Babasaheb Ambedkar’s ideas and never hoisted the national flag. Those who had no role in the freedom struggle, what do they know about Vande Mataram? The real issue is TR-4. The issue is that students will not get ₹4 lakh through the Student Credit Card scheme in the wrong manner…”

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Patna, Bihar: Purnia MP Pappu Yadav, reacting to Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari’s statement, says, “The Education Minister does not know what he is talking about. He makes remarks about Jain Ji, Jain Alpha and the children, saying that they don’t know him. What will people gain by knowing you? People know the Constitution, their future, and their own lives. The very people who elect ministers and even the Prime Minister are being told about their place.”

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Patna, Bihar: Cabinet Minister Sanjay Paswan, On the Congress Working Committee’s decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram, says, “These people are anti-national and among those who seek to divide the country. By doing this, they are insulting the martyrs and trying to divide the nation. Such statements by anti-national elements should not be given importance. They themselves divided the country. Who partitioned India? It was the people of Congress. They have no right to speak about Vande Mataram or the unity of the country.”

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Patna, Bihar: Cabinet Minister Sanjay Paswan, reacting to Congress’s remarks about the RSS, says, “They even insult God. What is the RSS? They are human beings who believe in God. Sadly, these people do not even spare God. They belong neither to the nation nor to God. Those who have faith in God will naturally visit temples and monasteries. Temples and monasteries are matters of faith, so what is the issue?”

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Sheikhpura, Bihar: Sanjeet Kumar, PMFME Beneficiary says, ''Earlier, sir, I had a clothes shop. After that, a craftsman who used to work in Lakshmipur came to my clothes shop. He came and suggested to me at the clothes shop that I should set up a biscuit factory. He said there's good money in it and I could earn well. I told him I didn't have the money. He suggested that I visit the Industries Department in our district, which is Sheikhpura. He told me to go meet them at the Industries Department because loans are provided there..''

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Sheikhpura, Bihar: Yashik Ansari, Employee says, ''I was working in Patna, sir, but the salary there was low. Then I got in touch with him, another worker told me that there was work here. So I came here, spoke to them, and here I am getting a higher salary..''

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Sheikhpura, Bihar: Sanjeet Kumar of Bhadauli village in Sheikhpursarai block, Bihar, transformed his livelihood from running a small clothing shop to owning a successful bakery after benefiting from the PMFME scheme