Patna, Nov 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the six-lane bridge over the Ganga, named ‘Nitish Setu’ after former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, in Vaishali district on November 21, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Friday.
During his visit, Modi will also launch several public welfare and development projects, he said.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on November 21. On the occasion, he will dedicate the six-lane Kachchi Dargah-Raghopur-Bidupur bridge, named ‘Nitish Setu’ by the state government, to the nation,” the chief minister said in a social media post.
Leaders of Kumar’s JD(U) welcomed the move, with allies in the ruling coalition also hailing the decision.
BJP president Nitin Nabin said Kumar had helped Bihar move away from the RJD’s “jungle raj” towards development, and described the naming of the bridge as a matter of pride for the people.
He thanked Choudhary for the initiative, saying it would preserve Kumar’s legacy and ensure that his contributions were remembered.
JD(U) national working president Sanjay Jha also welcomed the decision, saying naming the bridge after the leader who expanded Bihar’s road and bridge network was a matter of pride and honour for the state.
Describing Kumar as the “architect of modern Bihar”, Jha said the decision continued the tradition of naming infrastructure projects after prominent leaders, citing JP Setu and Atal Path as examples.
Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also a JD(U) leader, said Kumar’s visionary leadership and sustained efforts would always be remembered, adding that the bridge would be an important milestone in Bihar’s development and expansion of public amenities.
LJP (Ram Vilas) state president Surendra Vivek described the decision as “historic” and called Kumar the “Vishwakarma of modern Bihar”.
Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular state president Anil Kumar also credited the former chief minister with rebuilding Bihar and bringing it onto the national map.
(PTI News)
