Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the INDIA bloc for promoting dynastic politics and predicted that the NDA would sweep the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls. Addressing election rallies in Darbhanga and Samastipur, he sought to dispel confusion over the political future of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
“Lalu Prasad wants to make his son the chief minister and Sonia Gandhi wants to make her son the prime minister. Today, I tell both of them that neither the post of CM in Bihar nor the post of PM in Delhi is vacant. In Bihar, Nitish Kumar is the chief minister, and in Delhi, Narendra Modi is the prime minister,” Shah said.
Addressing a rally in support of BJP candidate Maithili Thakur, Shah said, “We have given a ticket to 25-year-old Maithili Thakur despite her having no political background. Could that happen in Congress or RJD?”
He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar has achieved new heights in development and good governance and is moving rapidly toward becoming a fully developed state. “Building bridges over Bihar’s rivers, controlling the floods of the Kosi, channeling floodwater into farmers’ fields, and respecting every poor person, these are a few important tasks that Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar have carried out,” he added.
Shah highlighted various welfare initiatives of the state government, including a Rs 10,000 transfer to over one crore women, 125 units of free electricity per household, and an increase in social security pensions.
He also mentioned the Central government’s flagship schemes, such as health insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh for the poor, annual assistance of Rs 6,000 to farmers, and free ration to over 8.52 crore beneficiaries in Bihar.
The BJP leader accused the Congress and its allies of obstructing the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. “We built the magnificent Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya. Now, we will build the Maa Janaki Temple in Sitamarhi at a cost of over Rs 882 crore,” he said.
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, RJD, and other Opposition parties for allegedly ignoring terrorist attacks in the past, Shah said that Prime Minister Modi had established a new tradition of giving terrorists a strong and decisive response.
He further said that the NDA government permanently abrogated Article 370, banned the PFI, and put its entire cadre behind bars.