Patna, July 30 -- After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced a hike in the incentive amount for ASHA and Mamta workers, Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Tejashwi Yadav accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of neglecting the welfare of Bihar's populace for the past two decades and imitating initiatives he had proposed during his tenure as Health Minister.

The Opposition, however, has criticized Nitish Kumar's move and labeled it as a political maneuver in anticipation of the Assembly elections slated for later this year. In a strongly worded post on the social media platform X, Tejashwi alleged that the move was a delayed and partial implementation of his efforts.

Yadav asserted, "When we announced ...