BI News, Patna: Today, the birth anniversary of the first Chief Minister of Bihar, Bihar Keshari Babu Shri Krishna Singh was celebrated in the state office of Rashtriya Janata Dal under the chairmanship of State Vice President of the party Vrishin Patel. On this occasion, a wreath was laid on his oil painting and his personality and work were highlighted by the party leaders.
In his presidential address, Vrishin Patel said that he was the first Chief Minister of Bihar, who has drawn such a long line with his work and character, which no one has been able to cross till date. Divided into castes even today, Dalits face many problems in the era when there was untouchability and discrimination in the name of caste. He entered the temple taking the Dalits with him, due to which he had to face a lot of opposition. During his rule, many works were done in Bihar on the basis of development.
In his address on this occasion, the party’s national spokesperson Karuna Sagar, throwing light on his biography, said that since childhood, he was counted as a bright student of the school. He completed M.A. from Calcutta University. After completing his studies, he took a law degree and started practicing law in Munger. In 1916, he met Gandhiji and stood with the farmers of Champaran. Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi declared him the first Satyagrahi of Bihar. He was elected member of the Central Assembly in 1939.
When the government was formed in Bihar after independence, he was elected the first Chief Minister. He is the creator of modern Bihar.
RJD spokesperson Chittaranjan Gagan said that after his death, when his safe was opened, only Rs 24,500 and a letter were found in it in which he had written that out of this amount, Rs 20,000 should be given to the Congress Party and Rs 3,000 should be given to the son of his political friend Shah Uzair Munibi. He had written Rs 500 to be given to his servant. He said that during the Chief Ministership of Shri Babu, Bihar became the first state to abolish Zamindari.
