Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mounted a scathing attack on the Opposition, claiming that the Congress was unwilling to accept Tejashwi Yadav as the INDIA bloc’s chief ministerial candidate and relented only after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) pointed a katta (country-made gun) at its head.
He also charged that while the country was proud after the success of Operation Sindoor, the Congress and its ally the RJD did not like it.
He also drew a comparison between NDA’s good governance and the darkness of jungle raj, while addressing back-to-back public rallies in Bhojpur and Nawada.
Prime Minister Modi also held a roadshow in Patna. He paid obeisance at the Patna Sahib Gurudwara after the roadshow. “The explosions took place in Pakistan, but the Congress royal family spent sleepless nights. The naamdaars of Pakistan and Congress are yet to recover from the shock of Operation Sindoor,” the PM said.
Attacking the RJD, PM Modi highlighted the party’s reputation for alleged strong-arm tactics and its troubled equations with alliance partners. Without mentioning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi or Yadav by name, the Prime Minister said, “The crown prince of jungle raj has been wary that the Voter Adhikar Yatra of the other yuvraaj may be denting his own prospects. Hence, the RJD has put up its candidate against the State president of the Congress. Let the polls be over. The two allies will be breaking each other’s heads.”
The allusion was to the reserved Kutumba seat, where the RJD had reportedly planned to field a candidate against sitting MLA and state Congress president Rajesh Kumar. Although the RJD decided against doing so, the two allies have ended up in “friendly fights” at a number of places.
The PM also predicted a record victory for the ruling NDA. Jungle raj wallahs are set to get the worst drubbing in history. The people of Bihar have not forgotten the jungle raj,” he added.
The PM, who was visibly pleased with the huge turnouts, said, “Analysts sitting in Delhi, who are racking their brains over poll arithmetic, would do well to come here and experience for themselves which way the wind is blowing”.