Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)–Congress alliance of practising 'parivaar ka saath, parivaar ka vikas,' alleging that the two parties put family advancement ahead of public welfare. By contrast, he said, the Bharatiya Janata Party–led government stands for “sabka saath, sabka vikas,” or inclusive growth.
Speaking at a packed rally in Siwan, a constituency bordering the RJD bastions of Gopalganj and Chapra, Modi dedicated development works worth roughly ₹10,000 crore and pivoted quickly to electioneering. “Those who imposed ‘jungle raj’ on Bihar and looted the state must be voted out,” he told the crowd, repeating a theme his party has used to frame the forthcoming Assembly contest as a referendum on law, order, and corruption.
Prime Minister Modi blamed successive Congress administrations for entrenching poverty during the licence‑permit era, claiming that “families of its leaders became rich while the people stayed poor.” Dalit and backward‑class communities, he said, suffered the most. The Prime Minister’s remarks doubled as a rebuttal to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who has accused the state’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of favouring relatives of senior leaders in quasi‑government appointments.
Friday’s event marked Modi’s fifth trip to Bihar in as many months—evidence of how fiercely the BJP‑Janata Dal (United) coalition intends to defend its turf against the RJD‑led Mahagathbandhan. Development announcements in Siwan are designed to counter the RJD’s traditional caste arithmetic with a jobs‑and‑infrastructure message.
The Prime Minister also waded into the recent controversy over an alleged slight to Dr BR Ambedkar by RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav. “Those who insulted Babasaheb will never be forgiven by the people of Bihar,” he said, appealing directly to the roughly 20 per cent Dalit electorate.
Calling the RJD‑Congress combine “anti‑investment” and “anti‑Bihar,” Modi accused the two parties of fostering “poor infrastructure, mafia raj, gunda raj, and corruption.” Whenever they speak of development, he claimed, “people see locks hanging on shops, businesses, industries, and trades.” With the Assembly polls looming, Modi’s message was unambiguous: elect the NDA for growth and stability, or return to an era of lawlessness and stalled progress.
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