THE BIHAR Meeting witnessed a heated trade on Tuesday between the Chief of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav and members of the NDA authorities over the state’s improvement, previous governance and political legacies, throughout a dialogue on the Governor’s deal with.
Tejashwi, in his speech, criticised the state authorities for its “failure to enhance Bihar”. “Sarkar khatara, system nakara, Mukhyamantri thaka hara aur aam aadmi mara mara (The federal government is defunct, the system is ineffective, the Chief Minister is drained and the widespread man is struggling),” he mentioned.
Attacking Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s repeated reference to Bihar’s pre-2005 scenario, Tejashwi mentioned: “For 10 years, the CM has been caught in a loop, repeatedly speaking about what occurred earlier than 2005… At this time I’ll reply to every little thing, particularly on the interval earlier than 2005 and what Lalu Prasad (former CM and RJD president) achieved,” he mentioned.
He mentioned Lalu Prasad “championed social justice, empowered backward communities, minorities, and different marginalised teams” throughout his tenure. “Beneath Lalu-ji, there have been no communal riots,” mentioned the RJD MLA, including that Prasad-led RJD authorities pushed societal development and developed well being and training infrastructure. “Earlier than 2005, there have been six medical faculties (in Bihar); 90% individuals nonetheless get handled there,” he mentioned. “Once we take energy, we won’t blame the previous, we are going to transfer ahead and take Bihar to the highest within the subsequent 5 years.” Tejashwi mentioned: “In Bihar, rats drink up 9 lakh litres of alcohol… Bihar mein chuhon ki bahar hai, kyuki mukhyamantri Nitish Kumar hai.”
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hit again, criticising Tejashwi for his “ignorance of historical past”. Recalling the times earlier than 2005, he mentioned, “Earlier than we got here to energy, Bihar was a spot the place nobody may step out after darkish. There was a scarcity of primary infrastructure and public security was a giant difficulty. There have been no roads, no colleges, and no primary amenities. The state was in complete disarray,” he mentioned.
As Opposition members started elevating offended slogans, Nitish instructed them in an admonitory tone, “You persons are youngsters. Are you aware what was the scenario again then (pre-2005)?” Pointing in the direction of Tejashwi, he mentioned, “Even he’s a toddler”. “When Yadav rose to interject, Nitish instructed him, “ nothing. Your father owes his political profession to the help I had prolonged, however opposition from individuals of your individual caste.” Nitish mentioned underneath his tenure, Bihar made great progress by “creating extra jobs, lowering communal tensions, and enhancing public providers”. “Ladies and ladies can now transfer round freely even late at evening,” Kumar mentioned. “Once I got here to energy, there have been six medical faculties in Bihar. At this time, there are 12.”
Earlier, Tejashwi took potshots at Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary reminding him of his roots in what’s now referred to as the INDIA bloc. The talk escalated into a private confrontation between Tejashwi and Samrat when the LoP mocked the Deputy CM’s political shift, calling him “a pretend BJP man”. Samrat hit again, saying, “Your father looted Bihar,”.
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Throughout Nitish’s speech, the Opposition MLAs staged a walkout, prompting the CM to comment, “After the elections, we will likely be again. They’ve run away as a result of they neither know nor perceive something.”
With PTI inputs
