Continuing his attack on the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Congress-Left alliance which, he alleged, wants people not to raise the slogan “Bharat mata ki jai”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday again claimed that Bihar had made up its mind to re-elect the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and reject the proponents of the “jungle raj.
Touring the State for the fourth time after the start of the no-holds-barred election campaign last month, Prime Minister counted the advantage of a “double-engine” Government versus “Jungle-raj” and its “yuvraj” — RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
Modi’s last leg campaign was on amid voting in 94 of the State’s 243 Assembly seats for the second of the three-phased state polls, the biggest in India since the novel coronavirus pandemic started.
The last phase of the poll in Bihar is on Saturday.
Tejashwi has also been hitting back at Modi by demanding to know why the unemployment rate is at 46.6 per cent in Bihar despite the double engine Government and the reason of migration from the state.
The Prime Minister addressed rallies in Forbesganj and Saharsa districts for the third and final phase of polling in Bihar Assembly election
“Bihar has given a clear message, on the basis of the initial information we’re getting, that the State has decided to reelect the NDA Government,” the Prime Minister, who is the main face of the NDA even though it is led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Bihar,” Modi said while addressing a public rally.
“Those who brought jungle raj into Bihar (RJD)... their associates... what do they want? Do you know? They want that you don’t chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’. On this auspicious land, where Goddess Chhathi is worshipped, is it possible that people won’t chant for the nation,” he said.
Without taking names, The Prime Minister continued, “One group says- ‘Don’t chant- ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, other one says it gives them a headache. Now, they’ve come together to seek votes from the people of Bihar. They don’t want you to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’.”
The return of the “double-engine” government will help the state progress at a faster pace, Modi said, in an attack on the opposition’s chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav, who often mocks Nitish Kumar over the phrase.
Repeating his “double yuvraj” jibe at Tejashwi Yadav and Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, the Prime Minister asserted “they’ve been rejected by the state.”
Spearheading the NDA attack, Prime Minister has so far held 12 rallies in the state.
The BJP is fighting on 121 seats while its alliance partner and Nitish Kumar’s party JD (U) is contesting on 122 seats.
Prime Minister, has, so far in his rallies did not speak against Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan who has been denouncing Nitish Kumar and even threatening him with a jail term “if LJP to be in the power in Bihar”.
LJP is seen to be the B-team of the BJP in the contest keeping in mind the post-poll calculations.
“Some people have a problem... they say ‘why does Modi win elections?’... Modi wins elections because he works to resolve the issues of all the (poor) mothers and sisters... That’s why they bless Modi... This son has dedicated his life for the poor,” the Prime Minister said in his poll rally.
He took a dig at the Congress and said the party “has reached a stage where they don’t even have a total of 100 seats in parliament”