Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar faced an onion attack on Tuesday while on his way to an election rally in Madhubani district. Kumar was talking about jobs when the attack happened.
But Kumar continued his speech and said that this will have no impact. “Keep throwing. You all can understand. This will have no impact, ”he said while addressing the rally.
The security personnel accompanying Kumar immediately formed a cordon around the prime minister and began to focus on the attacker. But Kumar asked them to leave those people; He said they would “understand it themselves” after a few days, according to the ANI news agency.
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The demonstration was for the third and final phase of the elections scheduled for November 7. The state is witnessing the penultimate phase of voting Tuesday in 94 constituencies in 17 districts.
More than 51 percent of the total 2.85 million voters in Bihar’s 94 constituencies exercised their right to vote until 5 pm in the second phase of voting on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission.
The highest poll percentage of 54.89 was recorded in Muzaffarpur, according to the Voter Turnout App of the Election Commission. The lowest turnout of 39.65% has been reported in the Patna district.
The vote began at 7 a.m., but the time for its conclusion was extended by one hour to 6 p.m. to make it easier for Covid-19 patients and those with symptoms of the disease to exercise their franchise during the last hour.
However, the process ended early in the areas hit by the Maoists.
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