Patna, Jan 14 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumartoday greeted the people of the state on Makar Sankrantifestival and graced the 'Dahi-Chura' feasts hosted by JD(U)Bihar unit chief Bashishtha Narayan Singh and others.
Kumar also visited Lok Janshakti Party's office hereand greeted union minister and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan, anofficial release said.
Leaders such as Deputy Chief Minister Sushil KumarModi, Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bihar LJP chiefand state minister Pashupati Kumar Paras, MPs Ramhandra Paswanand Chirag Paswan were also present at the LJP office here.
Earlier, Kumar visited the residence of state JD(U)chief Bashishtha Narayan Singh who hosted a 'dahi-chura' feaston the occasion of Makarsankranti.
Leaders of various parties the RJD participated in theevent.
Former Bihar Congress chief Ashok Choudhary, who alsoserved as a minister during Grand Alliance government in thestate, also visited Singh's residence.
Choudhary said his visit has no political connotationas he has come to Singh's residence because of his longpersonal relations.
However, he said, "There is neither a full stop nor abeginning in politics."The Chief Minister also graced a 'Dahi-Chura' feasthosted by BJP MLC Rajnish Kumar.
Meanwhile, several of the Congress' 27 MLAs did notattend a meeting convened by the party's Legislature Partyleader Sadanand Singh to discuss the current politicalscenario especially in the backdrop of RJD chief Lalu Prasad'sincarceration in the fodder scam case.
Residences of Prasad's wife and former CM Rabri Deviand their son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav wore a deserted look asthe family is not celebrating the Makar Sankranti due toimprisonment of the RJD boss and death of his sister GangotriDevi. PTI ARNN.
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