Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday addressed a rally in Begusarai’s Jhanjharpur in Bihar wherein he took a dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Yadav and praised PM Narendra Modi. Shah said, “Prime Minister like Narendra Modi can take you from ‘laalten yug’ to ‘LED yug’…whereas Lalu Yadav wants you to be in ‘laalten yug'”.
The BJP minister warned that a victory of the opposition INDIA bloc, “even by mistake”, will lead to a scramble among top leaders of the alliance for the prime minister’s post.
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Shah claimed that leaders like M K Stalin, Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad, and Mamata Banerjee may agree to a year each of premiership, by turns, and “Rahul baba (Rahul Gandhi) will have to settle for whatever is left of the tenure”.
He also said the opposition camp had neither leaders nor resolve, alleging “Sonia Gandhi’s sole concern is making her son the prime minister, while Lalu Prasad wants to make his son the chief minister of Bihar”.
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Shah alleged that the Congress and the RJD supremo did not give due respect to former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur, but the BJP recognised his contribution and conferred the Bharat Ratna on him.
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Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven assembly segments: Cheria-Bariarpur, Bachhwara, Teghra, Matihani, Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai, and Bakhri. The voting here will take place on May 13 in the 4th phase of Lok Sabha polls.
The Begusari Lok Sabha constituency is currently represented by Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh. In 2019, Singh defeated Kanhaiya Kumar by four lakh votes from Begusarai. INDIA bloc has fielded Awadhesh Kumar Rai against Singh this time.
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Published: 29 Apr 2024, 02:58 PM IST