Even as 71 constituencies went to polls in Bihar, the campaigning for the rest continued and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the star campaigners addressing public in Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur and Patna on Wednesday.
Speaking at a rally in Patna, PM Modi said, “Aatmanirbhar Bihar is the next vision in development of Bihar. A grand Ram Temple is being built in Ayodhya, those in politics who questioned dateline of Ayodhya Ram Mandir are now clapping in appreciation. It is the identity of BJP and NDA, we do what we promise.”
PM Modi also claimed to have worked for the benefit of farmers. “Farmers have benefitted from nearly Rs 1 lakh crore direct assistance, gas connections have liberated 90 lakh women in Bihar from smoke and pollution. Also, Bihar would soon join those states where potable water is supplied through pipelines to all homes.”
The AIIMS Darbhanga found mention in PM Modi’s as well as RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s statements on October 28. “Over Rs 1200 crore have been allocated for AIIMS, Darbhanga. Entire Mithilanchal will benefit from the airport at Darbhanga and this will help in development of the area. Ramayana circuit is also coming up which will further boost the tourism sector and generate employment opportunities. The ones in government earlier worked on the motto ‘Paisa Hajam, Pariyojna khatam’. Now, people of Bihar have taken a resolve to again defeat those who brought ‘Jungle Raj’ in the state, those who looted Bihar. These are the people under whose government crime was rampant in the state,” PM told the public at a Darbhanga rally.