Nitish urges Sibal to shed bias against Motihari

Updated on: Monday, March 26, 2012

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar while urging Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to shed "preconceived bias" against Motihari for setting up the proposed central university in the state, said institutes of higher education should come up in areas far from urban life.
   
Kumar said in a letter to Sibal on March 22. "I implore you to decide with a positive mindset on setting up the central university at Motihari by shedding pre-conceived bias against the place for central university,"
   
Kumar said that institutes of higher education should be located in places far away from the glitters of urban life, replying to a letter written by Sibal to him on March 9.

Motihari was chosen as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi as he had launched his first freedom movement from the place. "I am astonished that my plea for tribute to Gandhi is being seen as non-cooperation by the state government," he said.
   
Members of the two houses of the state legislature have also unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to set up the university at Motihari well connected by rail and road, Kumar said.
   
the chief minister speaking On the Centre's proposal to provide aid to the state government for setting up a state university at Motihari, said, that he had informed Sibal about the state's capacity to set up a state university there with its own resources.
 

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