Nitish thanks Junior Bachchan for praising Bihar

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday acknowledged Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan’s words of praise on the perceptible change in Bihar and wished him good luck.

“I acknowledge with humility the junior Bachchan’s gesture praising the change he witnessed in Bihar,” Kumar said while replying to a question on his Janata Darbar programme here.

“I Thank Abhishek and wish him a good luck and bright future,” he said.

During a visit here to promote his film ‘Dum Maro Dum’ on Sunday, Abhishek said: “I have myself been impressed with the fantastic progress made by the state in recent years which was reflected in the confidence of the people,” he said adding the perception about the people of Bihar had also changed for better.