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<p>Bihar former chief minister Jagannath Mishra passed away in Delhi on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 82.</p>

<p>Jagannath Mishra was elected for&nbsp;three-time as a chief minister of Bihar.</p>

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<p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed his grief over the death of Jagannath Mishra.</p>

<p>"Jagannath Mishra was a famous leader and educationist. He made an invaluable contribution to the politics of Bihar and India. His death is an irreparable loss in the field of politics, society, and education," Nitish Kumar said in a statement.</p>

<p>A three-day state mourning has been declared in Bihar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The former chief minister&nbsp;will be cremated with state honours.</p>


Bihar former chief minister Jagannath Mishra passed away in Delhi on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 82. Jagannath Mishra was elected for three-time as a chief minister of Bihar.

Bihar former chief minister Jagannath Mishra passed away in Delhi on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 82. Jagannath Mishra was elected for three-time as a chief minister of Bihar. Bihar former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra has passed away in Delhi after prolonged illness. pic.twitter.com/zyDlVD4HBP — ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2019 × Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed his grief over the death of Jagannath Mishra. "Jagannath Mishra was a famous leader and educationist. He made an invaluable contribution to the politics of Bihar and India. His death is an irreparable loss in the field of politics, society, and education," Nitish Kumar said in a statement. A three-day state mourning has been declared in Bihar. The former chief minister will be cremated with state honours.

Former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra passes away at 82

<p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said "nobody has the power" to abolish reservation for repressed classes and those who make statements to this effect wish to give rise to tensions in society, reported news agency PTI.</p>

<p>Kumar was addressing Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) workers of his party, Janata Dal (United), from the Magadh region at a conclave.</p>

<p>"Some people wish to give rise to tensions and differences in the society. Ambedkar's (draft of) Constitution was approved by the Constituent Assembly. The provision for reservation was made to help the marginalised sections join the social mainstream," he said.</p>

<p>If there won't be reservation then how will those at the margins come to the mainstream? We will sacrifice whatever required, if needed, but no one has the power to scrap reservation, he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kumar said his party introduced reservation for SCs in village panchayats in 2006 and reserved 50 per cent quota for women.&nbsp;</p>


Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said "nobody has the power" to abolish reservation for repressed classes and those who make statements to this effect wish to give rise to tensions in society, reported news agency PTI.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said "nobody has the power" to abolish reservation for repressed classes and those who make statements to this effect wish to give rise to tensions in society, reported news agency PTI. Kumar was addressing Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) workers of his party, Janata Dal (United), from the Magadh region at a conclave. "Some people wish to give rise to tensions and differences in the society. Ambedkar's (draft of) Constitution was approved by the Constituent Assembly. The provision for reservation was made to help the marginalised sections join the social mainstream," he said. If there won't be reservation then how will those at the margins come to the mainstream? We will sacrifice whatever required, if needed, but no one has the power to scrap reservation, he added. Kumar said his party introduced reservation for SCs in village panchayats in 2006 and reserved 50 per cent quota for women.

Nobody has power to abolish reservation: Nitish Kumar