Narendra Modi raises Galwan, Article 370 issues in first Bihar rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raised the issue of deadly Galwan Valley clash between India and China troops scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir states special status and even the Pulwama attack in order to woo Bihar voters ahead of the Assembly electionsAddressing his firstever rally in Sasarams Biada Maidan ahead of the elections Modi said The sons of Bihar lost their lives in the Galwan Valley for the sake of the Tricolour and ensured that Mother Indias head is held high Bihars jawans were also martyred in the Pulwama attack in February 2019 I bow my head at their feet and pay my respectsMany Bihar Regiment jawans had bravely fought and laid down their lives in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on June 15He then referred to Congress leaders recent statement that it will bring back Article 370 in erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir which his government had scrapped on August 5 last yearAfter saying this they dare to seek votes from Bihar Is it not an insult of Bihar The state that sends its sons and daughters to the borders in order to protect the countryEarlier Modi began his speech by paying respects to two Bihar leaders who recently passed away Ram Vilas Paswan and RJDs Raghuvansh Prasad Singh The latter had resigned from the party before his deathTaking a potshot at the Rashtriya Janata Dal without naming them he said that those who once ruled Bihar are now again looking at the developing state with their greedy eyesBut Bihar he added would not forget who pushed them back He brought up the issue of Bihars worsening law and order and corruption in the past in a seeming reference to Lalu Prasads rule and the fodder scamAsserting that Bihar was well on its way to development he said that the era of lantern the electoral symbol of the RJD was overHe also pointed to the opposition to the three central agricultural laws and alleged that the same stemmed from efforts to protect the middlemen just like the opposition was speaking their language during the Rafale controversyAttacking the RJD and the Congress he said that as the Gujarat Chief Minister he witnessed how the Centre then wasted 10 years of Bihar after their defeat He added that to make India selfreliant Bihar needs to vote for the National Democratic AllianceModi praised the steps taken by the Bihar government to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the stateChief Minister Nitish Kumar also present on the occasion was full of praise for Modis leadership Kumar said that if his government returned to power in Bihar it would focus on the availability of irrigation facilities and benefits of latest technology in every villageMultiple stages are set up during Bihars electoral rallies by the NDA to ensure physical distancing with efforts to arrange chairs on the podiums at a distance for the crowd Those who thronged the rally maintained social distance norms and wore masks The Prime Ministers first rally in this Bihar poll season witnessed an enthusiastic crowd that cheered continuouslyKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever