Jagannath Mishra of course is a f:srahmin, popularly known as Mathili Brahmin. He is alive. Politically dead but intellectually alive. Very often he makes statements on socio-political situation in Bihar, attends seminars. His son Nitish Misra was a minister in Nitish Kumar govt. but resigned later.
As far as the sudden boost to Nitish Kumar Govt. is concerned it is all the work of the Brahmin media management. Some senior journalists said that they were not allowed to write a sente ce against the govt. However, some newspapers,tried to write the truth but suffered a huge monetary loss in the form of ads. Dailies with big circulation were denied ads. The govt. has planted some bogus journalists to praise the work of the Nitish Govt.
He however enjoys the support of a section of Bhumihar and Brahmins. But such a game will not go for long.
Brahmin media: The govt. has a team of “intellectuals” belonging to a particular caste who easily play with facts and the media. One such team is created in the national capital led by a Rajya Sabha member and a former IAS officer. He is a Bhumihar
DV readers are fully aware of the character – “Brahmin media”. Brahmins know that if they go against the Nitish Govt. Lalu will come.
As for the international media I know that not a single foreign journalist is in Patna. But the upper castes can mislead anybody. For example, the story of 11.4% growth rate” of Bihar. It is said such a growth rate was never seen in Bihar. But a layman knows that in 2001-02 when Rabri Devi was the chief minister, Bihar had enjoyed the same growth rate
Of course there is huge growth in service, consumer and infrastructure sectors. But is there any role of state govt. in these sectors? Thanks to private telecom companies who provided mobile phones to common people- but where is the role of the state gave However there is a big jump in liquor industry. the state govt. has opened the door for liquor mafia – as a result 60% growth is seen in the sale of alcohol In 2008-09, govt. collected Rs. 700 crore as revenue from sharab and desi daru sales.
What about the poor people? Dalits and the Pasmanda muslims live below the poverty line, did not get work in NREGA.
