"Tejashwi Yadav has promised at least 25 people that he will make them Deputy Chief Minister because Tejashwi Yadav knows that he will not get elected, and only those who are not going to get elected make such promises. Those who are going to get elected know that you have to face reality
With Bihar heading into a high-stakes two-phase Assembly election on November 6 and 11, political tempers flared as leaders from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan exchanged sharp barbs over their respective manifestos.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday slammed the poll promise of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to provide a job to one member of every family in the State in case the Mahagathbandhan is voted to power after the conclusion of the assembly polls in Bihar.
Speaking at a press conference in Patna, Goyal said that corruption and lawlessness would rise, and the liquor ban would be lifted if the Mahagathbandhan came to power.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Saturday said that Bihar's youth are seeking change after 20 years of Nitish Kumar's rule and expressed confidence that a government led by the INDIA bloc will be formed in the state.
The SP chief questioned the law and order situation and asked how such crimes could occur in areas where top leaders, including the Prime Minister and Home Minister, were campaigning.
Yadav's remarks were aimed at countering the BJP leaders' repeated use of the term "Jungle Raj" to describe the RJD's earlier tenure, as political exchanges between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan intensified ahead of polling for the Assemb
Referring to the Mokama murder case, Yadav said, "Murders are taking place in broad daylight, names are there in FIRs, but still the accused passes by the police station and campaigns, he is roaming around with a convoy of 40 people carrying guns and ammunition. A murder has taken place,
Singh asserted that the NDA's 'Sankalp Patra', which represents a promise for the next five years with a vision to make Bihar a developed state, outlines a roadmap for Bihar's development, focusing on employment, women's entrepreneurship, urban sanitation, and industrial growth.
The remarks came after a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, was killed during a firing between two groups while campaigning for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections in Mokama.
Ahead of the Bihar elections, BSP leader Ramji Gautam on Saturday asserted that they will end the jungle raj if the party BSP comes to power in the state.
"Respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, You must be aware that yesterday in Arrah, father and son -- Pramod Kushwaha and Priyanshu Kushwaha -- were shot dead by criminals protected by those in power. Please make sure to mention "jungle raj" in your speech. Your candidates are car