New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s uncommon behaviour throughout an occasion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday has come beneath the radar of the Opposition, with RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav asking if the 74-year-old is “mentally wholesome”.

With elections simply weeks away, Kumar’s gesture of sitting with folded arms for an prolonged period in the course of the Ability Convocation Ceremony for ITI toppers from throughout the nation, the place PM Modi introduced the scholars with certificates beneath the Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh 2025, is being questioned by his rivals.

“How do you’re feeling seeing the chief minister of a state in such a pitiable state? Does the chief minister, who’s behaving surprisingly, seem mentally wholesome to you?” RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav requested on X, sharing a video of Kumar folding and shaking his arms in the course of the occasion.

“Has this situation been intentionally created by their particular Bhunja get together, on the behest of the BJP, beneath the pretext of providing prasad or different meals gadgets? The vast majority of Biharis wish to know this fact,” Yadav additional wrote.

The ceremony was held on the Vigyan Bhawan right here on Saturday and Kumar attended it just about. A video of the occasion reveals Kumar sitting with folded arms for an prolonged period. At one level, he appears to be like sideways and smiles.

एक प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री को इस दयनीय स्थिति में देख आपको कैसा लग रहा है? क्या अजीब हरकते करते मा॰ मुख्यमंत्री जी आपको मानसिक रूप से स्वस्थ दिखाई दे रहे है?

क्या साजिशन इनकी ऐसी हालत बीजेपी के इशारे पर इनकी ख़ास भूंजा पार्टी ने प्रसाद या अन्य खाद्य पदार्थ खिलाने के बहाने की है?… pic.twitter.com/1JhRwi8DoR

— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) October 5, 2025

 

“A Bihari folds his arms earlier than a Gujarati for minutes. And he’s no peculiar Bihari, he’s the chief minister of our state,” RJD nationwide spokesperson Priyanka Bharti wrote on X in Hindi, calling Kumar’s gesture an insult to Bihar.

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Not the primary time

This isn’t the primary time that his uncommon conduct has raised considerations about his well being.

In March, Kumar sparked an issue when he was seen laughing and talking to his principal secretary Deepak Kumar whereas the nationwide anthem was being performed within the background at a sports activities occasion in Patna.

A video of the incident went viral, prompting sharp criticism from the opposition, which labelled his actions as “insulting and disrespectful” to the nation.

Across the similar time, throughout a public operate attended by Union Residence Minister Amit Shah on the Bapu Sabhagar Auditorium in Patna, Kumar confronted backlash on social media and from opposition events for putting his arm across the shoulders of a girl on the stage. The occasion was organised to launch numerous central and state tasks price over ₹800 crore.

एक गुजराती के आगे, एक बिहारी मिनटों हाथ जोड़े हुए है; कोई आम बिहारी नहीं, हमारे प्रदेश के CM है।

ये बिहारी अस्मिता का अपमान है।

2 गुजराती द्वारा बिहार पर कब्जे की कोशिश है, ये लोग किसी गुजराती को बिहार का CM बनाने की साजिश रच रहे है!

दुखदाई है 😔 pic.twitter.com/l9a0svKke1

— Priyanka Bharti (@priyanka2bharti) October 4, 2025

 

“Simply see how Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is pulling in direction of himself a girl inan objectionable method with Residence Minister Amit Shah trying on,” the RJD wrote on its official X deal with.

Earlier, in November 2024 too, Kumar made headlines when he tried to the touch the ft of Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout a public occasion in Darbhanga. The surprising gesture caught many off guard and rapidly went viral on social media.

“What has occurred to @NitishKumar ji? Is he in sound psychological well being? Or is he beneath any strain from the Union authorities? His constant infantile conduct as of late signifies one thing could also be mistaken with him,” wrote social media person Deependra Mohan Sinha.

(Edited by Ajeet Tiwari)

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