Sonia-Nitish launch attack against PM during Swabhiman Rally

Patna: The state capital Patna, on Sunday, witnessed a massive rally organised by the grand secular alliance. The rally was infact politically star studded with the presence of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Sonia Gandhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD Chief Lalu Yadav and Samajwadi Party senior leader Shivpal Yadav.

It was for the first time in many years that political parties presented a grand show of support by the people cutting across caste line. The audience largely comprised rural voters from far flung areas of the state. The main focus however remained the failure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government.

Dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government as anti farmer Congress President Sonia Gandhi attacked him on his silence over series of scams which rocked the country in last fifteen months which also includes multi crore Vyapam Scam and Modi gate.

“Modi government is not only anti farmer but has also failed on the issue of corruption. His silence on the issue of Vyapam scam and Modi gate is adverse to his promises to give a corruption free environment in the country”.

Congress President urging the masses to vote in favor of Nitish Kumar led grand secular alliance in Bihar said, “vote for our alliance so that we can free you from the government which made false promises to trap you. They spoke about Prime Minister’s 56 inch chest but today his policy is making everyone suffer. He must clarify about his policies on Pakistan and price rise in the country”. 

It was the first time after the formation of grand secular alliance in Bihar that Sonia Gandhi shared dais with Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav. Taking a swipe at Prime Minister for stepping back on the land acquisition bill Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked people to celebrate the lapse of the bill which was imposed on farmers of the country, he said “all of us had opposed it and had even sat on hunger strike against the bill and now  he has stepped back and this calls for celebration . It was just not his Man Ki Baat but it was your tears which compelled him to roll back”.

Nitish Kumar’s statement had come immediately after Sonia Gandhi pointed out that the Prime Minister was pushing the issue only to help some of his industrialist friends. Earlier, she had slammed the Prime Minister on his DNA remark and package issue which she termed as “an insult”, she said, “some people enjoy making fun of Bihar by attacking its culture and insult the state by calling it as BIMARU but the Congress party has always respected and gave honor to Bihar”.

Nitish Kumar further slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of development package terming it as “a repackaging of old schemes”. He, while referring to Prime Minister’s remark against his DNA, said, “his remark against my DNA was an insult to whole of Bihar, this is a land of knowledge and has given several big leaders including first President Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Jai Prakash Narain and he questions my DNA, my DNA is that of Bihar. It is now up to you to decide and by seeing your presence today I have got the answer”.

He also slammed BJP for tagging Lalu Yadav with Jungle Raj “Bihar is better than those BJP ruled states where law and order doesn’t even exist”.

In a bid to expose the NDA government further RJD Chief Lalu Yadav said that the government was pressurizing the CBI to get my bail canceled , he said “CBI officials confided that the government is putting pressure on them get my bail canceled and this is being done only shut my mouth but I will not stop”. Adding further he urged masses not to vote in favor of the BJP calling it as “anti Dalit and anti poor”.