Addressing his election rally in Champaran, Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi doubled down on Wednesday with the BJP-JD (U) for “destroying” Bihar as polls are being conducted in 71 electoral districts of the state in the first phase of the elections. Bihar Assembly elections 2020.
“When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came here the last time, he promised that he would set up a sugar factory here and have tea with all of you. You remember? Did he have tea with you? Rahul Gandhi said. The congressional leader said he was surprised to see the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi burned in Dussehra in Punjab. This is sad and shouldn’t happen as he is the country’s prime minister, but this is how Punjab farmers feel about him, Rahul Gandhi added.
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“What Nitish Kumar did to Bihar in 2006, Prime Minister Modi is doing the same to Punjab and the rest of the country,” Rahul Gandhi said, referring to the three agricultural laws recently passed by Parliament.
Speaking about Bihar’s unemployment, Rahul Gandhi said: “Today, Prime Minister Modi does not talk about jobs. Because the people of Bihar will no longer believe his lies. Congress has been at the Center for decades. We know how to govern. But of course we have some shortcomings. We can’t lie through our teeth. “
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“Why do people in Bihar have to go to other states in search of work? Are our Bihar brothers and sisters missing something? No, their CM and PM are lacking, ”said Rahul Gandhi.
On the Covid-19-induced lockdown, the congressional leader said: “Noteban and the lockdown followed similar trends. PM Modi announced both at the last minute. The people of the middle and lower middle class suffered the most, while the industrialists were cushioned. “
Rahul Gandhi will address another rally on Wednesday at Kuseshwar Sthan in Darbhanga. Previously, he addressed two election rallies, at Hisua in Nawada and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur, to boost the electoral campaign for the first phase elections.
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