Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar, marking his 51st visit to the state, with a focus on development projects and infrastructure. The visit includes the inauguration and foundation laying of development projects in Siwan, with an estimated investment of over Rs 5,000 crore, and the launch of a new Vande Bharat Express. However, the visit has been overshadowed by political sparring, with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav posing 12 questions to the Prime Minister.
Tejashwi Yadav raised concerns about the Prime Minister’s agenda, stating, “It is heard that you (PM Modi) are coming to Bihar again today to shower lies and gimmicks. On this occasion, I have some questions for you, and I hope you will definitely answer them in your speech today.”
Here are the 12 questions presented by Tejashwi Yadav:
1. You have broken all limits by addressing more than 200 rallies, coated in the sweet syrup of lies, in the past elections to mislead Biharis. We humbly request that you observe and analyze your previous speeches and promises before coming to Bihar. I can say with confidence that you yourself will not be able to talk to yourself because of shame after listening to your own speeches? Will you accept this request?
2. Will you repeat the show of inaugurations, and groundbreakings of the announcements continuously being made since 2015?
3. Will you clarify to the people of Bihar why, despite the double-engine powered NDA government in Bihar for 20 years and at the center for 11 years, Bihar is the most backward state in the country in terms of poverty, unemployment, per capita income, investment, literacy rate, and industrialization, according to reports from your own NITI Aayog and various standard agencies of the Government of India?
4. Will you tell the people of the Saran division that Lalu Prasad Ji established JP University and three large railway factories in this division, along with countless development works? Engines are now being sent abroad from the railway engine factory established by Lalu Ji in Marhaura?
5. Will you tell the people of Bihar that more than 65,000 innocent people were murdered during the 20 years of NDA rule? 25,000 girls were raped? Will you be ashamed to mention this achievement of the NDA’s reign of terror or will you forget it?
6. Will you give information about the unconscious state of Bihar Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar to the people of the country, just as you used to tell about the then Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik Ji?
7. Will you honor the grooms of the alliance nominated in the NDA (National Son-in-Law Commission) in today’s rally?
8. Will you have the courage to condemn the incidents of firing happening outside the Chief Minister’s residence and Raj Bhavan due to the collapsed law and order in Bihar, or will you conveniently ignore the failures of the 20-year government and blame the opposition, wandering in Treta or Dwapar Yuga?
9. Will you count the more than 100 scams of more than 2 lakh crore rupees that took place in the 20-year NDA government? Remember, you yourself had mentioned 33 scams of Nitish Kumar Ji in the past?
10. Will you mention the divine, thoughtful, and burning issues like poverty, unemployment, inflation, bribery, migration, paper leaks, and domicile policy in your speech?
11. Why is the NDA government harassing employees in several districts to bring crowds in the scorching heat? Don’t you know that Asha workers, Mamta, Anganwadi workers-assistants, Jeevika didi, Vikas Mitras, Kisan Salahkars, Talimi Markaz, Shiksha Mitras, Tola Sevaks, teachers, etc., are under pressure from the administration to bring crowds at their own expense? How will the poor arrange vehicles for such a low honorarium for your rally? Why are the administration and the organizers of your rally harassing the poor employees financially and mentally by asking for the driver’s and the vehicle’s number?
12. In Siwan, will you tell us why our brave Indian Army and valiant soldiers, who were advancing and eager to teach a befitting lesson to the terrorists and the protectors of terrorists, Pakistan, under Operation Sindoor, were stopped on the orders of Trump’s ceasefire? Especially when the whole country and the opposition were standing with the government and the army. Why did your dear friend Trump announce a ceasefire before you? Who is this Trump to interfere in our matters?
The visit comes as the Prime Minister returns to the state soon after his last trip. The visit will see several development projects inaugurated.