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Patna: Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said Bihar has gained significant momentum under the current government and the people of the state want the NDA to return to power.
Speaking to IANS, Anurag Thakur said, “Bihar has gained momentum, and people want an NDA government again. Everyone recognizes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other NDA leaders have worked tirelessly for the development of the youth and people of Bihar.”
Drawing a comparison between the RJD’s previous tenure and the current NDA administration, Thakur said, “During the RJD government, the growth rate was only 4.4 per cent. Today, it has increased to 9.9 per cent. The per capita income has also increased significantly. Earlier, roads were in poor condition, but today Bihar has four-lane highways and road connectivity to almost every village. There are now three new airports, as well as several new engineering and medical colleges. These have been achieved under the NDA government.” “There are clear examples of the progress that has been made.”
Responding to announcements made by opposition leaders ahead of the elections, Thakur criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for making what he termed misleading promises. Tejashwi Yadav had recently announced that if elected, his government will provide financial assistance of Rs 30,000 to women on Makar Sankranti under the Mai Bahin Maan scheme, which aims to support women financially.
Anurag Thakur said, “It is clear that Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav are making big promises, but at the same time, they are also opposing the Rs 10,000 assistance given for women empowerment. Do they not respect the self-reliance and dignity of the women of Bihar? Congress and RJD have openly objected to this initiative. I appeal to the women and mothers of Bihar not to vote for Lalu Prasad Yadav’s party, which is ‘jungle’. Represents the era of ‘Raj’.” Otherwise, this is the beginning of stopping your fair profit of Rs 10,000.’
Thakur also welcomed the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to launch the second phase of the nationwide voter list cleansing drive – Special Intensive Revision (SIR) – in nine states and three Union Territories starting from Tuesday.
Thakur said, “We welcome the SIR initiative. It protects the rights of genuine voters while identifying and removing illegal entries. Unfortunately, Congress and RJD protect illegal immigrants and use them as vote banks. SIR is necessary to ensure that only genuine voters exercise their democratic rights.”
The SIR 2.0 exercise comes days before the first phase of Bihar assembly elections. During a similar revision earlier this year, over 68 lakh names were removed from Bihar’s voter list after verification, as part of the ECI’s effort to remove duplicate, transferred or dead voters.
This phase of SIR will cover approximately 51 crore voters from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. Notably, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry are scheduled to hold assembly elections in 2026.
–IANS