PM on Covid in Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, campaigning in Bihar today for state elections that will begin next week, said that without swift action, “many, many more” would have died from the coronavirus and there would have been “unimaginable chaos.”

Crediting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Nitish Kumar for bringing peace and progress in Bihar, he declared that “those who have a history of doing Bihar BIMARU” could not return to power.

“If Bihar had not acted quickly, the pandemic would have killed many, many more. It would have been unimaginable chaos. But today Bihar, after fighting Covid, is now celebrating the festival of democracy,” he said in joint demonstrations with the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Attacking the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, Prime Minister Modi said that before the NDA rule, Bihar had suffered from crime and corruption. In a game with the RJD survey symbol, the prime minister said Bihar “no longer needs the flashlight,” it has electricity.

“The people who once ruled Bihar are looking back at the developing state with their greedy eyes. But Bihar must not forget who pushed them back, that was the moment when the situation of law and order and corruption worsened. in the state, “he said. he said, using the term BIMARU – an acronym combining Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh that resembles “bimar”, the Hindi word for “sick.”

“Where before all the money destined for the poor turned into corruption, this government was able to organize free food for families in the midst of the pandemic,” the prime minister said, trying to address criticism of the Nitish Kumar government’s handling of the virus and migration crisis.

Without naming Tejashwi Yadav, whose crowded demonstrations are seen as a reflection of anger at Nitish Kumar’s government, the prime minister scoffed at what he called “misconceptions” that a “new force” is emerging.

“But Bihar’s clarity is admirable. They are never under any confusion or misconception. Polls make it clear that the NDA is returning to power. Some people are trying to spread rumors to suggest that a new power is emerging, but the people Bihar will not be fooled, “he said.

By switching to the local dialect, Prime Minister Modi said that the people of Bihar have always been ahead when it comes to the security of the country. “The heart of India is Bihar, the pride of India is Bihar, the culture of India is Bihar, Bihar is the call to independence, the call to ‘sampoorna kranti’ (complete revolution) is Bihar, the flagship of Atmanirbhar Bharat it’s Bihar, “he said in Bhojpuri.

He referred to the Galwan Valley clash with China and the Pulwama terror attack last year.

“The sons of Bihar lost their lives in the Galwan Valley and they made sure that Bharat Mata held his head high. The Jawans of Bihar were also martyred in the Pulwama attack. I bow down to them,” he said.

The prime minister launched his campaign in Bihar by paying tribute to Ram Vilas Paswan and Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, two leading state politicians who recently passed away.

Bihar will vote in three phases on October 28, November 3 and 7 for a new government and the results will be announced on November 10.

Due to the virus, the Special Protection Group (SPG), which protects PM Modi, limited the crowds at PM events.