Nitish Kumar’s fault that Bihar has no jobs, says Rahul Gandhi

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After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has now hit the campaign trail. Addressing a rally in Pashchim Champaran, Gandhi accused PM Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of not doing enough for the development of the state. “Generally, on Dussehra, Ravana’s effigies are burnt, but this year in Punjab, effigies of PM Modi, Ambani and Adani were seen burning. What is the reason behind this? It’s a big thing and a sad thing that it is happening with the Prime Minister of India. Bihar doesn’t have adequate jobs, facilities, and its not your fault. This is the fault of your chief minister and prime minister.” Earlier in separate rallies at Darbangha, Muzzafarpur PM Modi invoked Ayodhya’s Ram Temple and targeted Mahagatbandhan’s ‘jungle raaj’.

Polling is underway in 71 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase of three-phase elections amid tight security and COVID-19 guidelines in place. The fate of over a thousand candidates across these assembly segments will be decided Wednesday by more than two crore voters. Of the nearly 2.15 crore electors eligible to exercise the franchise, 1.12 crore are male, 1.01 crore female and 599 are from the third gender.

The Mahagathbandhan Wednesday slammed the state government over the Munger incident. “This double-engine govt definitely had a role in it. Who gave permission to become General Dyer? What has Sushil Modi done except for tweeting,” RJD leader and grand alliance chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav said, requesting a high court-monitored probe in the matter.