In Patna, Union Home Minister Amit Shah fired strong words at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a rally in Bihar’s Rohtas district. Speaking to BJP workers in Dehri on Thursday, Shah slammed Gandhi’s recent Voter Adhikar Yatra, calling it a “Save the Infiltrators Yatra” instead.
“Rahul Gandhi didn’t visit Bihar to talk about education, jobs, electricity, or roads,” Shah said. “His tour focused on protecting infiltrators from Bangladesh. It was basically an Infiltrator Rescue Tour.” He urged BJP workers to spread this message far and wide, asking, “Should infiltrators get voting rights? Should they snag free ration, jobs, housing, and Rs 5 lakh Ayushman Bharat health coverage while our youth struggle?”
Shah accused the opposition of misleading people and favoring vote-bank politics. “Rahul Gandhi and his team hand jobs to these infiltrators instead of our young people,” he added. “If their government somehow comes to power, infiltrators will flood Bihar.” He promised that the BJP would fiercely protect SC/ST/OBC reservations. “As long as one BJP MP sits in Parliament, these reservations stay safe,” Shah declared.
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah highlighted Modi’s tireless work. “PM Modi has served as Gujarat CM and now as India’s PM for 24 years without a single day off,” he said. In a dig at Gandhi, Shah quipped, “Some leaders can’t sleep without jetting abroad every six months. But Modi always puts the country first, then the party, then workers—never his family.”
Responding to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s jabs at Modi’s record, Shah pointed to the numbers. “Lalu ji, you were a Union Minister from 2004 to 2014, and Bihar got Rs 2.8 lakh crore from the Centre. But under PM Modi from 2014 to 2024, Bihar received Rs 9.85 lakh crore. That’s real progress!”
Admitting the BJP’s weak showing in the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections in the Magadh and Shahabad regions, Shah rallied his team. “This time, we need NDA to win over 80% of seats here. Let’s pledge that 80% go straight to BJP,” he motivated the crowd.
Shah celebrated the Modi government’s big wins, from building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in just 11 years to scrapping Article 370, ending triple talaq, and launching the CAA. “We carried out surgical strikes, air strikes, and even Operation Sindoor against terrorists in Pakistan. And don’t forget Chandrayaan’s landing at the Moon’s South Pole—now called Shiv Shakti Point,” he listed proudly.
On India’s global rise, Shah noted how the economy jumped from 11th to 4th place under Modi. He also shared good news for Bihar: a grand Rs 800 crore Sita Mata temple is under construction in Sitamarhi. Plus, GST cuts have eased the load on households by 20%, with Bihar’s poor gaining the most from free rations for 81 crore Indians.
Highlighting welfare schemes, Shah reeled off achievements: 56 crore bank accounts for the poor, 42 crore under Ayushman Bharat, tap water in 15 crore homes, toilets in 12 crore houses, gas connections for 10 crore families, homes for 4 crore, and 1.5 crore people turning millionaires through entrepreneurship support.
Looking ahead to the Bihar Assembly elections, Shah predicted a landslide for NDA. “Our win will be so huge that the opposition gets sidelined completely. Tejashwi Yadav won’t even think of running next time,” he said. Targeting Lalu Prasad Yadav directly, Shah added, “A government built on ransom, kidnappings, and murders can’t deliver prosperity. Bihar needs the double-engine setup of Modi and Nitish Kumar for real development.”
The event drew key figures like Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary, BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal, ministers Santosh Singh and Prem Kumar, and others, firing up the base for the polls.
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