After Samajwadi Party leader ST Hasan expressed hopes that the INDIA bloc, if voted to power, would grant reservations to Muslims too, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Thursday mocked these as "Mungerilal's dreams" and said that everyone has the got the freedom to dream with open
Munger, one of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, is considered to be the stronghold of Janata Dal (United) sitting MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, who could face the anti-incumbency factor but this has been dampened by the RJD's controversial choice of candidate.
The five-time MLA from Mokama Assembly seat was admitted to the IGIMS Hospital in Patna for treatment. His wife, Neelam Devi, is currently an MLA from the Mokama. Mokama assembly constituency falls under the Munger Lok Sabha seat, where polling will be held on May 13.
Hitting out at the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the two parties want to "loot" the wealth of the people and give it to their "special vote bank."
"Someday a question will be asked in KBC- What is the name of the Prime Minister who spoke the most lies and jumlas? and the options would be- Natwarlal, Mungerilal, Narendra Modi and others," the SP leader said while speaking to ANI.
Janata Dal-United (JDU) released the names of its 16 candidates for the imminent Lok Sabha Elections on Sunday, fielding Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh from Munger and Lovely Anand from Sheohar.
Referring to this, Singh said, "I express my gratitude to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for giving me this opportunity to contest from Munger constituency again...The work that has been done by Nitish Kumar is discussed not only in the village but in every house in Bihar. The opposition party can pi
While nine people died on the spot, five were admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) for treatment. The deceased and injured were identified as mostly residents of Jamalpur in Munger district.
"A total of 18 students were admitted to the hospital due to the problem with breathing. According to the school authorities, the incident took place due to the use of high-dose pesticides in the school. All the students are safe and healthy," the police said.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday again put pressure on the Central government to give special status to Bihar and informed that a campaign will be launched in the state accordingly.