“RJD and Congress never thought about the betterment of poor people in Bihar,” PM Modi said. “There was a gap in development during the RJD-Congress rule.”
PM Modi added that both the parties are “playing politics in the name of poor and marginalised people,” stating that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are saving Bihar “from their clutches,” as per PTI.
The Prime Minister announced that the central government will be spending ₹1 lakh crore for providing jobs and employment to the youth of the country. “RJD cannot think of providing employment to youths, it usurped the land of poor people before giving them jobs,” he added, taking a dig at the land-for-jobs scam case, which former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav is being tried for.
Nitish Kumar thanks Modi for frequent visitsÂ
This is PM Modi’s sixth visit to Bihar in 2025, and 53rd to the state since 2014 when the BJP-led NDA came to power in the Centre.
Kumar thanked the PM for his focus on Bihar by visiting different locations in the state. “I would also like to thank the Prime Minister for visiting different parts of the state almost every month. It is a big thing. I would like to thank him, and let us have a round of applause for him,” CM Kumar said, as per PTI.
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New slogan for Bihar electionsÂ
Ramping up the BJP’s efforts towards the poll campaign for the approaching state Assembly elections later this year, PM Modi also coined a new slogan at the Motihari rally.
“Banayenge naya Bihar, phir ekbaar NDA sarkar,” PM Modi said.
Development projects unveiledÂ
PM Modi also unveiled development projects worth ₹7,200 crore in East Champaran district. These are related to railways, fisheries and housing sectors.Â
He flagged off four new Amrit Bharat trains between Rajendra Nagar (Patna) and New Delhi, Bapudham Motihari and Delhi (Anand Vihar terminal), Darbhanga and Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) and Malda Town and Lucknow (Gomti Nagar) via Bhagalpur, as per PTI.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stones for multiple rail projects, including the development of infrastructure for maintenance of Vande Bharat trains at Patliputra, and automatic signalling on the Bhatni-Chhapra Gramin route (114 km) to enable streamlined train services.
“We have to develop Motihari like Mumbai,” PM Modi said.
Many political leaders from the state attended the events, including Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary.
The PM is scheduled to visit West Bengal on July 18 after concluding his Motihari visit.
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