Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s son dismisses political aspirations

PATNA: It came from the horse’s mouth when Nishant Kumar, the only son of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, hinted that he had no plans to join active politics. With his remarks, speculation about Nishant joining active politics was put to rest, at least for the time being.

“I am moving towards spirituality. I have come here to buy a speaker to listen ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ bhajans better. I listen to this bhajan every morning on my phone. With a new device, I can hear it in a better way,” Nishant told the media when he was greeted with questions at the Patna market in the state capital.

Though he didn’t prefer to talk about his political ambition, he gave enough hints that he had no immediate plans to enter politics as suggested by some Janata Dal (United) leaders some time ago. It was the 49-year-old’s maiden media interaction after rumours spread that he may be given command of Janata Dal (United).