Prime Minister Nitish Kumar seeks a second consecutive term in power
Patna:
For the second time in two days, Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attacked the RJD leader, Tejashwi Yadav, and his promise to sanction 10 lakhs of permanent government jobs, if he and the Mahagathbandhan, the alliance of the opposition, are elected to power in the elections that begin next week.
Addressing an election rally in Gopalganj district today, Kumar, who is seeking a fourth term as chief minister, asked Yadav: “I see this promise about jobs, but people don’t have the knowledge and experience (to fulfill this promise). . Have you seen anything like this in the whole world? Why only 10 lakh? If you are giving work, then it gives work to everyone. “
“And if you give all these jobs, then for wages will you get money out of jail or distribute counterfeit currency?” Kumar added in a reference to Tejashwi Yadav’s father, former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is currently in jail after being convicted of a corruption scam.
Nitish Kumar then appealed to voters not to be swayed by such promises.
Also on Monday the Chief Minister ridiculed Yadav’s promise to provide jobs, stating that the 31-year-old RJD politician had neither knowledge nor experience, and that he “can start his own business” in the name of providing employment, seen by many as one more hit. about Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The Chief Minister asked Mr. Yadav how many jobs his party had provided while in power for 15 years. “We gave more than six thousand rupees of jobs and we have launched an employment campaign for 70,000,” he said.
Unemployment has become a hot topic in this election, particularly after 32 lakh people, who had migrated to other states to find work, were forced to return due to the Covid pandemic.
They went back to the job promises made by Nitish Kumar but, so far, that hasn’t happened. This has led to disenchantment with his government, which carried out the skill mapping with much fanfare, and has given Tejashwi Yadav another chance to strike.
Tejashwi Yadav has promised 10 lakh of government jobs at his first cabinet meeting, if elected.
Last month, Tejashwi Yadav made 10 pre-election promises to the people of Bihar, including the provision of 10 lakhs of permanent government jobs and said that more than 22 lakhs of people had already registered in his “bedojgari hatao “ Web portal.
On Sunday he told NDTV that Bihar had an unemployment rate of 46.6 percent and that the Nitish Kumar government had no vision.
Yadav, who has said that there are thousands of government doctor positions and police vacancies that need to be filled, also criticized Nitish Kumar’s claims that he is inexperienced, noting that he has served as senior deputy minister.
Meanwhile, Yadav’s promise of “10 lakh jobs” has also drawn ridicule from BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, who is his party’s pick for Bihar.
“I heard that Tejashwi Yadav will employ 10 lakh people … They will give the order of 10 lakh of handguns made in the country and Bihar will see kidnappings and looting again,” Fadnavis said.
Bihar votes for a new Assembly of 243 members in three phases starting on October 28, with the results to be delivered on November 3. Yadav’s RJD has allied with Congress and left-wing parties, while Nitish Kumar’s JDU is backed by the BJP.
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