‘RJD, Congress Spread Lies To Save Infiltrators’: PM Modi Says Opposition ‘Misleading’ Bihar Voters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a massive public rally in Araria.

As Bihar votes in the first phase of the assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a massive public rally in Araria, taking sharp aim at the Opposition.

The PM accused the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress of “protecting infiltrators” and “misleading the people with lies” for political gain. He said the Opposition parties were more focused on “saving infiltrators” than safeguarding the interests of the nation.

“These RJD and Congress people are engaged in saving the infiltrators. They spread all sorts of lies to save these infiltrators, and take out political tours to mislead the people,” added PM Modi.

PM’s jibe comes amid the protests by INDIA bloc against Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

PM: ‘My Mai-Baap Are the People of Bihar’

He declared that unlike the previous governments who “considered themselves emperors,” he owed his position and authority entirely to the people.

“Those who presided over jungle raj would call themselves your mai-baap, considering themselves emperors,” said PM Modi. “But this is Modi, my mai-baap are you, the public, the devotees; you alone are my master, you alone are my remote control.”

The Prime Minister’s remarks came as voters across 121 constituencies in Bihar cast their votes in the first phase of the assembly election. His address sought to reinforce the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance’s narrative of development and law and order, contrasting it with the Opposition’s alleged record of misrule.

‘Jungle Raj crushed the dreams of Bihar’s youth’

PM Modi accused the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led governments of the 1990s of having pushed Bihar into chaos and corruption.

“Your grandparents’ one vote once made Bihar the land of social justice,” he said. “But then came the 1990s, and RJD’s jungle raj attacked Bihar. It meant pistols, cruelty, corruption, and misgovernance, this became Bihar’s misfortune. Your parents’ dreams were crushed.”

He contrasted this with the BJP and Janata Dal (United) government’s efforts to bring “good governance, law and order, and a path of development” back to the state.

PM Modi also praised the massive turnout at his rally, describing it as a sign of the election’s outcome.

“I see that such a huge pandal has been built, but there are more people outside than inside,” he remarked. “When I was watching from the helicopter, I saw large crowds walking on foot to reach here. This scene itself makes it clear what the election result will be.”

‘15 Years of ruin under Jungle Raj’

Recalling the RJD’s 15-year rule, PM Modi said Bihar had seen “zero development” during that period.

“In Bihar, the government of Jungle Raj, from 1990 to 2005, for 15 years, Jungle Raj ruined Bihar. In the name of running the government, you were only looted… In the 15 years of Jungle Raj, how many expressways were built in Bihar – zero, that is, nil bute sannata…,” he said.

As Bihar begins its multi-phase polls, Modi’s rally sets the tone for the BJP’s campaign.