NDA under Nitish Kumar will break all records in Bihar: PM at Samastipur rally

Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi on Friday declared that the ldquoNDA under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumarrdquo would set new electoral records in Bihar Elections 2025 Speaking at his first rally in the pollbound state PM Modi took sharp jabs at the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance INDIA bloc stating that it was led by ldquopeople out on bailrdquoUrging the audience to light up their mobile phones PM Modi quipped ldquoWhen everyone has access to such modern gadgets there is no need for the lanternrdquo He was taking an apparent dig at the Lalu Prasad Yadavheaded Rashtriya Janata Dalrsquos RJDrsquos election symbolPraising Nitish Kumarmdashwho is seeking a fifth consecutive term as CM mdashModi said ldquoHe came to power in 2005 but nearly a decade of his tenure was hampered by a hostile Congressled UPA government at the Centre which was constantly blackmailed by the RJD threatening to withdraw support if cooperation was extended to the NDA government in BiharrdquoHighlighting the development work in the state PM Modi claimed that the Central assistance extended to Bihar in the past 11 years is three times what it had received from the previous governmentldquoThe state has turned the corner It is now exporting fish a far cry from the days when it depended on other states Makhana Biharrsquos famous produce now has access to markets far and widerdquo said ModiHe also stated that Bihar had become an attractive destination for investors ldquoI foresee a future where every district will be teeming with startups run by local youthrdquo said PM ModiBihar Elections 2025 State will keep jungle raj at bay and vote for good governance says PM ModiThe PM contrasted this with earlier times remarking ldquoAll this would not have been possible under lsquojungle rajrsquo in Bihar Donrsquot you remember a former Prime Minister had said that of every rupee spent by the government only 15 paise reached the people The rest was devoured by a bloodstained hand khooni panjardquo he said alluding to former PM Rajiv Gandhi and the Congress partyrsquos symbolldquoBihar will keep the lsquojungle rajrsquo at bay and vote for good governance lsquoNayee raftar se chalega Bihar phir jab aayegi NDA sarkarrsquo Biharrsquos growth will accelerate once the NDA returns to powerrdquo Modi declaredHe also accused the RJD and Congress of being involved in scams stating that their leaders were ldquoout on bailrdquo and alleged that they were ldquotrying to steal the lsquoJannayakrsquo title of Bharat Ratna Karpoori ThakurrdquoEmphasising Biharrsquos rich legacy Modi said ldquoBihar is the land of a genius like Aryabhatta Its people cannot trust the RJDCongress combine which destroyed the rule of law Kidnapping and extortion had become a business The worst sufferers of lsquojungle rajrsquo were our mothers sisters and people from weaker sectionsrdquoHe also recalled the Maoist insurgency that once gripped parts of Bihar stating ldquoUnder RJD rule about a dozenandahalf districts were infested with Maoist violence Hundreds were murdered and people feared stepping out of their homes When I came to power in 2014 I pledged to end Maoism With humility and satisfaction I can say we have broken its spine Soon the country will be free of this menace This is Modirsquos guaranteerdquoDrawing parallels with other states Modi added ldquoIn the last assembly polls in Gujarat where our party has been in power for 30 years all previous records were broken The same happened in Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Haryana I am confident that in Bihar too under Nitish Kumar the NDA will break all previous recordsrdquoIn a veiled reference to Tejashwi Yadav the INDIA blocrsquos chief ministerial face who along with his father Lalu Prasad is accused in the landforjobs case Modi said ldquoThe people of Bihar cannot repose their trust in people who are out on bail zamaanat par chhute hue logrdquoWith PTI inputs