Nawada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at Congress party on Sunday, asserting that the progress made in the last decade surpasses what was achieved in the 60 years following India’s Independence. Speaking at a public rally in Bihar’s Nawada, the Prime Minister emphasised the government’s commitment to bold initiatives aimed at advancing the nation’s development agenda.
Addressing the rally PM Modi said, “I am here to eradicate poverty from the country. I cannot forget the situation of the country before 2014. Most of the countrymen were compelled to live in kutcha houses or were homeless. There was no gas connection available for poor. Middlemen used to benefit from the ration provided to poor…I have survived poverty. This son of a poor, is ‘sevak’ of poor.”
“What we have achieved in 10 years could not be done in 60 years after Independence,” PM Modi.
Further, the PM said that in the last 10 years, the people of Bihar have seen many big decisions taken in the interest of the country.
“I said this from the ramparts of Red Fort that this is the right time. India’s time has come. We should not lose this opportunity and hence this election of 2024 has become very important…In the last 10 years, the people of Bihar have seen many big decisions taken in the interest of the country. Today in India and in Bihar, modern infrastructure has been built. Today, modern expressways are being built in Bihar, railway stations are being modernized, trains like Vande Bharat are increasing,” the PM said.
The BJP has fielded Vivek Thakur, the party’s Rajya Sabha MP and son of senior BJP leader and former Union minister C.P. Thakur, from Nawada Lok Sabha constituency. Earlier on April 4, Modi had launched the Lok Sabha election campaign of the NDA in Bihar through a rally in Jamui constituency. Polling will be held in Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad and Jamui Lok Sabha constituencies in the first phase on April 19.
As per the NDA’s seat-sharing arrangement in Bihar for the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP is contesting 17 seats and its ally JD (U) 16. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will contest from five Lok Sabha seats in the state. Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) will contest from one seat each.
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