Narendra Modi launched his Bihar campaign with a call for development of Bihar at a mega rally in Banka. In his signature style he spoke about the need to reverse 68 years of backwardness that Bihar had suffered and that the time had come for Bihar to reclaim its path to development. He spoke of how his special package to Bihar of 1.65 lakh crore was going to transform Bihar and bring it back to a frontline state.
Taking potshots at the Nitish Kumar–led government, he referred to the latest World Bank ranking report of states in India. He compared Bihar’s current ranking of 27 in a list of ‘most conducive for industrialization’ parameter with neighbouring Jharkhand, which was earlier ranked 29th but had dramatically improved its position to 3.
On the health parameter, he took the example of the dreaded kala-azar disease and mentioned how Jharkhand had successfully fought against it and reduced the number of deaths to just 21 as compared to 300 in Bihar.
In a another dig at Nitish Kumar he said that his government at the centre was willing to extend all help to Bihar provided the local government here did not return the funds, in an oblique reference to Nitish Kumar rejecting the Rs 5 crore cheque in 2008 that was sent as a relief measure for the Kosi river flood victims by the Gujarat Government under his Chief Ministership.
With Banka being part of the Maoist affected areas, Modi called out to the Maoists to shun all forms of violence and take the path of the ballot and join the mainstream.
Speaking on development, in his signature style, he asked the people if the present government was giving them 24 hour power supply and when they answered ‘no’, he respond with an assurance that if the NDA got voted to power, his government would ensure 24 hour power supply to all homes. He went onto to list out various initiatives that NDA had planned for Bihar.
Narendra Modi launched his Bihar campaign with a call for development of Bihar at a mega rally in Banka. In his signature style he spoke about the need to reverse 68 years of backwardness that Bihar had suffered and that the time had come for Bihar to reclaim its path to development. He spoke of how his special package to Bihar of 1.65 lakh crore was going to transform Bihar and bring it back to a frontline state.
Taking potshots at the Nitish Kumar–led government, he referred to the latest World Bank ranking report of states in India. He compared Bihar’s current ranking of 27 in a list of ‘most conducive for industrialization’ parameter with neighbouring Jharkhand, which was earlier ranked 29th but had dramatically improved its position to 3.
On the health parameter, he took the example of the dreaded kala-azar disease and mentioned how Jharkhand had successfully fought against it and reduced the number of deaths to just 21 as compared to 300 in Bihar.
In a another dig at Nitish Kumar he said that his government at the centre was willing to extend all help to Bihar provided the local government here did not return the funds, in an oblique reference to Nitish Kumar rejecting the Rs 5 crore cheque in 2008 that was sent as a relief measure for the Kosi river flood victims by the Gujarat Government under his Chief Ministership.
With Banka being part of the Maoist affected areas, Modi called out to the Maoists to shun all forms of violence and take the path of the ballot and join the mainstream.
Speaking on development, in his signature style, he asked the people if the present government was giving them 24 hour power supply and when they answered ‘no’, he respond with an assurance that if the NDA got voted to power, his government would ensure 24 hour power supply to all homes. He went onto to list out various initiatives that NDA had planned for Bihar.
