Sutapatti market is one of the most popular commercial hubs in Muzaffarpur. The businessmen there claim it is Asia’s largest cloth market.
“There is not a cloth manufactured anywhere in South Asia that you cannot find here,” says Motilal Chhapria, leader of a traders’ association.
One gets a sense of impending gloom when these traders speak of the possible outcome of a Mahagatbandhan win.
They agree unanimously that Nitish Kumar was the best Chief Minister Bihar ever had. His ‘unholy alliance’ with Lalu, as they put it, has put them in a fix. Most claim they would have voted for JDU had Nitish contested the elections alone.
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(Video editing by Prashant Bhardwaj)
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