Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday released a special pre-poll message for the voters of the state and asserted that “being called a Bihari was no longer an insult and instead it was an honour.

While asserting that he had taken out Bihar from a state of “insult” and empowered the people of the region, Nitish said that when he came to power in 2005, the term ‘Bihari’ was an insult but now it was an honour as he and his government tirelessly worked to serve the people.

“The previous government had done nothing for the women of the state. Today we have made women completely self-reliant. They can now work for their families and children,” he remarked.