NITISH KUMAR : 100 Days

100 days: Nitish satisfied over giving 'systematic governance'
Patna, March 4. (PTI): Notwithstanding the opposition cries of "abysmal" law and order and lack of development in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar feels that in the 100 days he has been in power in one of India's most volatile states, he has been able to create a positive atmosphere for development and retain the trust of the people.

The man who strode to power carrying the burden of enormous expectations of the people of the state steeped in lawlessness and poverty is satisfied with having made a good start in re-introducing a "systematic governance in the State where none existed in the past 15 years of RJD rule."

"I believe in turning challenges into opportunities. It has been a very short time since we came to power but things have begun to look up.

"People of Bihar who once suffered from an inferiority complex are now feeling proud. Public perception of Bihar in other States has undergone a change. Where there was contempt or, at the most, condescension, there is respect," Kumar, whose Government completed 100 days in office today, told PTI in an interview.

Kumar said even people in the UPA Government at the Centre, including the Prime Minister, were appreciative of the "sincere steps" taken for the State's progress.

The Chief Minister answered questions on a variety of issues ranging from his controversial decision to institute another judicial inquiry into the Bhagalpur communal riots of 1989 which drew flak from the RJD to his perception of the Naxal menance that threatens to stunt the state's development.