11-24-2005, 07:17 PM
Nitish swears in, Buta sweared at
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A thronging crowd marked Mr Kumar's swearing-in ceremony. The large oval Gandhi Maidan was jam-packed, reminiscent of JP's historic call for a movement in 1974 at the same venue. Every lip had 'Nitish Kumar' upfront. Young faces smeared in green could be seen sporting green arrow (JD-U poll symbol) bandanas - of course, they were vying for the new Chief Minister's attention.
Adjacent to the main podium, there was a relatively low and smaller platform wrapped in an off-white sheet where a galaxy of NDA leaders were seated.
The crowd cheered the arrival of each leader. <b>It was, however, a different story when Governor Buta Singh stood up to administer the oath-taking. Visibly upset over Mr Singh's open support to the previous regime, they jeered: "Buta Singh wapas jayo, Buta nahi yeh jhoota hai, isne Bihar ko loota hai, Buta ka khunta ukhad gaya." The non-stop chanting came to a halt only when Mr Kumar signaled them to take their seats. The grim-faced Buta Singh looked serious, perturbed and nonplussed in his inimitable sherwani.</b>Â <!--emo&
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A thronging crowd marked Mr Kumar's swearing-in ceremony. The large oval Gandhi Maidan was jam-packed, reminiscent of JP's historic call for a movement in 1974 at the same venue. Every lip had 'Nitish Kumar' upfront. Young faces smeared in green could be seen sporting green arrow (JD-U poll symbol) bandanas - of course, they were vying for the new Chief Minister's attention.
Adjacent to the main podium, there was a relatively low and smaller platform wrapped in an off-white sheet where a galaxy of NDA leaders were seated.
The crowd cheered the arrival of each leader. <b>It was, however, a different story when Governor Buta Singh stood up to administer the oath-taking. Visibly upset over Mr Singh's open support to the previous regime, they jeered: "Buta Singh wapas jayo, Buta nahi yeh jhoota hai, isne Bihar ko loota hai, Buta ka khunta ukhad gaya." The non-stop chanting came to a halt only when Mr Kumar signaled them to take their seats. The grim-faced Buta Singh looked serious, perturbed and nonplussed in his inimitable sherwani.</b>Â <!--emo&
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