Bihar BJP President Sanjay Saravgi unleashed a blistering rebuttal against RJD heir Tejashwi Yadav on Friday, branding his remarks as a direct assault on the honor of the state’s women. The trigger: Tejashwi’s dramatic claim in the legislative assembly that NDA poured Rs 40,000 crore into the election machinery to sideline his party.
Saravgi retorted that RJD’s era is history, with stragglers on the brink of extinction. He underscored the NDA government’s clean slate post-victory and cited court findings on the Yadav clan’s alleged criminal syndicate operations.
Tejashwi’s pointed accusation—that BJP doled out Rs 10,000 to women for votes—provoked Saravgi’s strongest ire. ‘This is nothing short of humiliating Bihar’s daughters and its people,’ he thundered. Defending welfare initiatives, Saravgi detailed the progression from Rs 10,000 startup grants to Rs 2 lakh for scaling businesses, crediting Bihar with pioneering women’s self-reliance nationwide.
Broadening his attack, Saravgi accused Congress figures, Rahul Gandhi included, of chronic India-bashing abroad and community slights. In contrast, Tejashwi decried Bihar’s stagnation under NDA, stuck at rock bottom in all positive metrics despite governance fanfare spanning 20 years.
With elections looming, this clash spotlights welfare schemes versus corruption charges, promising a polarized campaign trail.