Nitish Kumar not heard, Bihar’s single engine govt being run from Centre: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday urged the people of Bihar to cast their votes wisely in the upcoming state election, asserting that the exercise was a matter of self-respect. The Congress MP said while addressing a political rally in Begusarai that the intentions of the NDA government in Bihar are not good, as they did nothing for the women of the state and handed out Rs 10,000 just before the polls.

The firebrand leader also warned the ruling alliance that when the people become aware, the politicians living in palaces start to feel afraid.

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“When the public becomes aware, politicians who live in palaces and focus on brandishing their image begin to feel afraid. That is why they resort to vote theft. The youth are unemployed, and corruption is prevailing in Bihar. All the factories you see in Bihar were Congress initiatives; institutions like IIT and AIIMS were built by Jawaharlal Nehru. We demand equality in society to end the exploitation of minorities,” Gandhi said.

“They did nothing for the women in Bihar, but distributed Rs 10,000 just before the elections. Their intentions are not good. Cast your vote wisely, it is your right and a matter of self-respect…” she added.

#WATCH | Bachhwara, Begusarai (Bihar): Addressing a public rally, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, “… When the public becomes aware, politicians who live in palaces and focus on brandishing their image begin to feel afraid. That is why they resort to vote theft…… pic.x.com/b4YinHWzc4

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Priyanka slammed the BJP and alleged that even Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not heard, even though he leads the NDA government in Bihar. She further accused the BJP of remotely controlling the government in Bihar from New Delhi.

“My understanding is that the people of Bihar are not heard at all. They are unheard in the BJP, Nitish ji is also not heard. This government is being run from the Centre… So this double engine is actually a single engine. There is no double engine. You have seen it in other states also. Suddenly, a Chief Minister comes of whom no one has ever heard. Where did he come from? If there is a double engine, then first listen to the people of the state. Give them the rights. They will choose. You are not even able to say who will become the CM…” Gandhi told reporters after her rally.

The Congress leader further accused the BJP of trying to insult and threaten the people of the poll-bound state.

“They will make such comments that would make the people scared. But what do the people want? The people want to talk about the present and how they are sustaining themselves. PM Modi comes here and asks how many crores he should give. What does that mean? People here are struggling to make a living. Why did they not give jobs in the last 20 years of their government? Why do they want to do it now?…” she said.

Priyanka also commented on the Mokama murder and said the incident demonstrates what the people of Bihar are enduring every day.

“Ask any woman if she’s safe. She’s scared when she has to go out in the evening. She doesn’t want to risk her life. She stays home because she feels unsafe. Because there’s so much crime against women, children, Dalits and backward castes… Two days ago, a leader was murdered. Before that, some businessmen were also murdered. This is how these people are making a living… Inflation and unemployment are high… People are migrating… Healthcare is at a standstill. The educational facilities that once existed in Bihar are gone…” she alleged.