With His Party in Low Spirits, Eternal Yatri Nitish Kumar Dons New Role of Social Reformer

Not all who wander are lost. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar knows this all too well as he undertakes his month-long state-wide social reform campaign, or Samaj Sudhar Yatra, his 13th such journey as CM. Nitish Kumar’s ongoing social reform journey continues to generate enough heat as the principal opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal leaves no opportunity to mock his yatra as a futile attempt to re-establish the JD, which came a poor third during the 2020 state assembly elections. Nitish Kumar’s major driving force has been Jeevika Didis, a self-help group consisting of 96 lakh women from across the state, who are empowered to carry out government- Many Jeevika Didis were earlier into drugs and illegal liquor procuring, but once they were provided training by the state government, they gave the illicit trade and started their own businesses. Nitish Kumar has already become the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar after Shri Krishna Singh, and now he wants to reserve his place in political history as a CM, who steadfastly advocated for the empowerment of women by strictly enforcing complete prohibition in the state.