CM flags off ‘Nari Shakti for Viksit Bharat Run’ in city
TNN | Apr 18, 2026, 12.15 AM IST
Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Friday took part in the ‘Nari Shakti for Viksit Bharat Run’ organised under the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Abhiyan’ in the state capital. He flagged off women participants at the event held at Digha Golambar on J P Ganga Path and also signed the signature campaign being conducted as part of the drive.
BJP MLA and former minister Shreyasi Singh welcomed the CM with a bouquet and ‘angavastra’, while women attending the programme greeted him by waving their hands.
Chaudhary highlighted Bihar’s record on women’s representation, saying former CM Nitish Kumar had provided 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies. He said the move had significantly strengthened women and helped make them more self-reliant.
Among those present were former minister Shreyasi Singh, MLAs Rama Nishad and Sangeeta Kumari, Patna municipal corporation mayor Sita Sahu, district magistrate Thiyagarajan S M, SSP Kartikeya K Sharma, other dignitaries and a large number of women
BJP MLA and former minister Shreyasi Singh welcomed the CM with a bouquet and ‘angavastra’, while women attending the programme greeted him by waving their hands.
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Chaudhary highlighted Bihar’s record on women’s representation, saying former CM Nitish Kumar had provided 50% reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies. He said the move had significantly strengthened women and helped make them more self-reliant.
Among those present were former minister Shreyasi Singh, MLAs Rama Nishad and Sangeeta Kumari, Patna municipal corporation mayor Sita Sahu, district magistrate Thiyagarajan S M, SSP Kartikeya K Sharma, other dignitaries and a large number of women