RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav secured Bihar CM candidate post from Congress placing ‘katta’ on head: PM Modi
Addressing an election rally in Bihar’s Arrah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav secured the Chief Ministerial candidate post for himself by placing a “katta” on the head of Congress.
PM Modi claimed that the Congress was “never willing” to accept Yadav as the CM candidate but acceded to the demand when the RJD put a “katta” on its head.
The PM tried to fish in the troubled waters of the INDIA bloc in Bihar at a rally in Arrah, the headquarters of Bhojpur district.
He predicted a record victory for the ruling NDA, which would continue providing a government that was “upright” and “foresighted” and build a “developed Bihar” that was necessary for “Viksit Bharat”.
“The Congress never wanted to announce the chief ministerial candidate in favour of the RJD. The RJD secured it by placing a katta (country-made pistol) on the head of the Congress. After the elections, the two alliance partners will be breaking each other’s heads. Such elements can never do good for Bihar,” he alleged.
The PM, who was visibly pleased with the huge turnout, said, “The youngsters here have filled me with enthusiasm. 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”.
“‘Jungle raj wallahs’ are set to get the worst drubbing in history. The people of Bihar have not forgotten the ‘jungle raj’,” he claimed.
The PM said the manifesto released by the NDA last week was “honest” and put forth a “vision” for the future, unlike the charter of promises of the INDIA bloc, which was “a dossier of lies”.
Noting that Bhojpur and adjoining districts were known for providing a large number of recruits in the armed forces, he said national security and those who ensure it are of paramount importance to his government.
“One rank one pension (OROP) has resulted in the disbursement of Rs 1 lakh crore, which is benefitting families of servicemen,” he said.
The PM said it was “Modi’s guarantee” that Article 370 would be scrapped, and it has been with the Constitution of India now in force in Jammu and Kashmir.