BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday alleged that the RJD wants to bring back ‘jungle raj’ in Bihar if it is voted to power, and nominating late gangster-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin’s son points to it. Addressing election rallies in Siwan and Muzaffarpur virtually as bad weather prevented him from reaching the venues, Nadda alleged that kidnapping had become an industry during ‘jungle raaj’ (lawlessness) and ransom used to be settled at the then CM’s house.
“Bihar witnessed ‘jungle raj’ under the RJD regime. There was complete anarchy in the state. Law and order had collapsed, and along with that, an industry of kidnapping started growing here,” he alleged.
“Siwan had witnessed the terror of Sahabuddin, and once again, RJD nominated his son in the Assembly polls. Lalu Prasad’s party wants to bring ‘jungle raj’ back to Bihar,” he alleged.
Nadda alleged RJD “culture and its DNA” have not changed, and that was the reason Shahabuddin’s son Osama Shahab was fielded in this election. Shahab is fighting the elections as an RJD candidate from Siwan’s Raghunathpur seat.
Nadda claimed the RJD stood for ‘Rangdari’ (extortion), ‘Jungle raj’ (anarchy) and ‘Dadagiri’ (intimidation).
“I want you to recall Lalu Prasad’s ‘jungle raj’. Remember it forever, and only then will you be able to appreciate and realise the importance of CM Nitish Kumar’s development works,” he said.
“Don’t vote for RJD as its leaders, Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi and Misa Bharti, are all out on bail,” he said.
Nadda, the Union health minister, alleged that the law-and-order situation in the state had completely collapsed during the RJD rule. “Kidnapping of doctors and engineers was normal in those days. After 2005, Bihar gained momentum in terms of development. Things were brought back on track. Now the need is to give a new stability to the NDA Government under the leadership of CM Kumar,” he said.
Recalling the ‘tel pilawan, lathi ghumawan rally’ that Prasad led in 2003, Nadda said such leaders could never think of development.
He claimed that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and CM Kumar, the people of Bihar were witnessing growth.
“Bihar is continuously moving forward on the path of development. I urge people to vote for NDA only,” he said.
Nadda alleged that the law-and-order situation in the state had completely collapsed during the RJD rule