The Congress party launched a critique against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, raising several pointed questions about his stance on Bihar’s issues, including the caste census, and whether he intends to address the 50 per cent reservation cap for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed four questions to Modi in anticipation of his visit to Darbhanga, Bihar, highlighting the delay in AIIMS Darbhanga, neglect of the Maithili language, and unfulfilled promises of airport developments.

In a post on X, Ramesh questioned the Prime Minister on the status of AIIMS Darbhanga, which was originally announced by then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget of 2015-2016. Locals, he noted, have been waiting nearly a decade for the hospital’s construction to even begin. According to PTI, Ramesh criticised the Union Government’s approach, suggesting that the delay was a result of its desire for political credit, coupled with manoeuvres by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. “Will the non-biological PM shed light on this delay?” he asked.