Rahul slams Modi for criticizing Cong manifesto; calls it ‘revolutionary’
The MP further said, "No power can stop caste census from taking place."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday shared the stage for the first time after the Janata Dal (United) decided to return to the NDA fold in July this year.
As Modi addressed the students of Patna University on its centenary function in the state capital, Nitish sat behind on the dais, keenly listening to the PM.
PM Modi was all praise for the Bihar CM and said that his commitment towards the progress of Bihar is commendable.
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Modi was received by Nitish Kumar, Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik and several Bharatiya Janata Party leaders at the airport.
In August, the two leaders had conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas of Bihar, following which Modi announced Rs.500 crore as immediate relief for the state.
PM Modi is set to lay the foundation stones for four sewerage projects under the Namami Gange Programme and four national highway projects in Mokama area of Patna district.
The total outlay of these projects will be over Rs 3,700 crore.
The four national highway projects for which foundation stones will be laid include four-laning of Aunta-Simariya section of NH-31 and construction of six-lane Ganga Setu.
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