There is just a month left for the upcoming elections in Bihar and all political parties are leaving no stone unturned to ensure their victories in the elections. While the election fever colours the state of Bihar, a number of allegations and counter-allegations are being thrown up into the air by the ruling and the Opposition parties. Recently, the Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that if the RJD comes to power in the state, then “terrorists would escape Kashmir and take shelter in Bihar.” He made this statement while he was speaking at an election rally at Vaishali. He said, “If the RJD comes to power in Bihar then the terrorists in Kashmir will seek shelter in Bihar. We won’t let that happen.”
After he made this remark, there was a heavy backlash from members of the RJD and its chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav alleged that such a statement was nothing but an attempt to divert the election agenda from issues that really mattered such as unemployment that has been plaguing the state of Bihar for very long.
According t0 the ANI, Tejashwi Yadav said, “ Unemployment rate in Bihar is 46.6% What does he have to say on the terror of unemployment, poverty, starvation and migration? What did their double-engine govt do in 15 years? It’s their attempt to divert from agenda but we want to contest election on agenda.”
Another important leader of the RJD, Manoj Kumar Jha also issued an important statement in this regard and said, “ Every Bihari is feeling hurt and humiliated by Nityanand Jim’s statement. His remark also raises a serious question to the office of Home Minister Amit Shah.”
BJP Bihar Unit Chief Bhupendra Yadav however spoke in defence of Nityanand’s statement and said, “ Nityanand’s statement meant that BJP is strongly fighting against terrorism…in a way the remark is being twisted. He said it in context of nationals security.”
