Addressing three consecutive rallies, Modi criticized the opposition for its stance on the repeal of Article 370 and the clash in the Galwan Valley between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, an emotional issue for the state, as several soldiers of the Bihar regiment were killed in hand-to-hand combat. Appealing to the nationalist zeal of the electorate, Modi raised the question of the annulment of Article 370 which granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Referring to the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese troops, Modi said the children of Bihar bravely gave their lives for the tricolor, but did not let “Mother India bow her head.” Rahul Gandhi responded, accusing the prime minister of “insulting” the soldiers with his comments that there was no Chinese intrusion into India.
Addressing a rally in Hisua in the Nawada district, Gandhi mounted a scorching assault on the prime minister for the Chinese army’s intrusion into Ladakh. In his speeches, the prime minister also confronted the opposition for his agitation against the land reform laws enacted by his government, saying that the protests were in fact aimed at “saving” intermediaries and brokers in the guise of backing. the Minimum Price of Support. regime and agriculture ‘mandis’.
Rahul Gandhi responded again at a rally in Kahalgaon, saying that Prime Minister Modi and Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had “broken the backbone” of farmers and small and medium-sized businesses. He also pointed to another emotional issue of migrant workers returning to the state in desperation after they were “kicked out” from their workplaces in other states during the shutdown.
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