Ahead of the second phase of Bihar elections, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the NDA government, accusing it of failing to ensure women’s safety and curb migration. Addressing a rally in Bhagalpur, she alleged that the government only remembers women during elections
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses a rally for Bihar Assembly elections. Pic/PTI
With the second phase of voting just a few days away in the Bihar, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday slammed the ruling NDA government in Bihar. Priyanka, while taking a jibe at the NDA government, alleged that they had failed to improve women's safety and tackle migration from the state for jobs.
Addressing a rally in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, MP Priyanka Gandhi accused NDA leaders of making "false promises", reported ANI.
Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that Nitish Kumar has been Chief Minister for the last 20 years. She further allged that women still continue to deal with struggles and their lives have not improved under the NDA government.
Referring to the Rs 10,000 transferred to eligible women under Mukhyamantri Mahile Rozgar Yojana by the NDA government, she said the NDA government has remembered women on the eve of elections to seek their votes.
The Congress leader said, "They are trying to bribe you...take the money, but don't give them your vote," as cited by news agency ANI.
Priyanka, while addressing the public in Bihar, also alleged that language used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attack his political rivals in his speeches is unbecoming of his post, as reported by news agency ANI.
The second phase of assembly polls is set to be held on November 11, with counting of votes to be held on November 14. While Bihar saw record polling in the first phase, the second phase of the election is expected to be the decider on who will form the government this time.
All seats in Bhagalpur district will go to polls in the second phase of polling. This includes Bihpur, Gopalpur, Pirpainti (SC), Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur, Sultanganj, and Nathnagar.
Second phase of Bihar elections might be the decider
In Bihpur, sitting BJP MLA Kumar Shailendra is seeking a third consecutive win. The BJP MLA faces a tough challenge from Arpana Kumari (VIP), representing the Mahagathbandhan, and Pawan Choudhary (Jan Suraaj).
Whereas in Gopalpur, JD(U)'s Shailesh Kumar, alias Bulo Mandal, is contesting against Prem Sagar, alias Dablu Yadav (VIP), of Mahagathbandhan and Mankeshwar Singh, alias Mantu Singh (Jan Suraaj).
Amid the extremely competitive polls, the Pirpainti (SC) seat is seeing a contest between Murari Pasavan (BJP), Ram Vilash Paswan (RJD) and Ghanshyam Das (Jan Suraaj).
Most importantly, the Bhagalpur Assembly constituency is seeing a contest between Congress MLA Ajeet Sharma, BJP's Rohit Pandey, and Jan Suraaj's Abhay Kant Jha.
Sultanganj is witnessing a fight between JD(U)'s sitting MLA Lalit Narayan Mandal, Chandan Kumar (RJD) and Lalan Kumar (Congress).
In Nathnagar, Mithun Kumar (LJP-RV) is facing Sheikh Zeyaul Hassan (RJD), Ajay Kumar Roy (Jan Suraaj) and Mohmmad Ismail (AIMIM).
(With inputs from ANI)
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