PM Modi will dance for votes: Rahul Gandhi's no-holds-barred attack in Bihar
PM Modi will dance for votes: Rahul Gandhi's no-holds-barred attack in Bihar
M.U.H
29/10/202529
Kicking off his Bihar poll campaign with a bang, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi unleashed a no-holds-barred attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of doing "anything for votes".
"If you tell Narendra Modi to dance in exchange for your votes, he will dance on stage," Gandhi said in Muzaffarpur, as he addressed a joint rally alongside RJD leader and the Grand Alliance's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav.
With just a week to go for the high-stakes assembly polls, the Congress MP pulled no punches as he laid into PM Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Latching onto the just concluded Chhath Puja, the biggest festival for Biharis, he pointed to the dichotomy of devotees praying in a polluted Yamuna in Delhi, while the Prime Minister took a dip in a "specially made" pond.
"Narendra Modi went to bathe in his swimming pool. He has nothing to do with the Yamuna. He has nothing to do with Chhath Puja. He just wants your vote," Gandhi said.
He tore into Nitish Kumar for "doing nothing" for backward sections despite having the reins of Bihar for 20 years, before accusing the BJP of "misusing" the JDU supremo's image to control the state.
"Nitish ji’s face is being used. The remote control is in the hands of the BJP. You should not think that the voice of the most backward people is heard there. [BJP] has the remote control in their hands, and they have nothing to do with social justice," he said.
The Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition renewed his “vote chori” charge, warning that a similar attempt could be made in Bihar.
“They are engaged in stealing your votes. They stole elections in Maharashtra, they stole elections in Haryana, and they will try their best in Bihar,” Gandhi alleged.
Touching upon the voter roll revision exercise in Bihar, which saw nearly 66 lakh names deleted, he urged voters to back the Grand Alliance, promising an inclusive government.
“They will try their best to ensure that a government with the voice of Bihar is not formed in Bihar. This is what SIR means. But we guarantee you that we will form a government of every class, every caste, every religion in Bihar. We will not leave anyone behind,” Gandhi said.
Taking aim at PM Modi’s economic record, he claimed the BJP government had destroyed small businesses through demonetisation and GST.
"Tell me what is written on the back of your phone?" he asked the crowd. "Made in China. We say it should not be Made in China, it should be Made in Bihar. Mobiles, shirts, pants — all should be made in Bihar so that the youth get jobs," he said.
Promising to make Bihar a "global centre of learning", Gandhi recalled efforts by the previous UPA government to revive Nalanda University.
