Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch his Bihar election campaign today, October 24, beginning with a visit to Karpuri Gram in Samastipur to pay floral tributes to Bharat Ratna Late Karpoori Thakur at 11 AM.
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The visit holds symbolic significance, as PM Modi will kick off his campaign from Samastipur, the birthplace of Karpoori Thakur, who served as Bihar’s Chief Minister in the 1970s and was posthumously awarded the nation’s highest civilian honour this year.
Karpoori Thakur, a celebrated socialist leader, is remembered for his commitment to social justice and the upliftment of marginalised communities, with landmark policies such as reservations for backward classes leaving a lasting legacy in the state.
Following the tribute, PM Modi will address public rallies, starting in Samastipur at 12:15 PM and continuing in Begusarai at 2 PM, marking key events in the Bihar election campaign.
The NDA government has been highlighting its achievements in Bihar, with PM Modi launching a strong attack on the opposition during his virtual conversation with young workers in the state. The party is gearing up for a fierce battle, with Modi and other senior leaders, including Amit Shah, actively campaigning across the state.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Bihar’s young workers through the ‘Mera Booth Sabse Majboot’ program on Thursday. During the virtual conversation, PM Modi launched a strong attack on the opposition, calling their alliance a “Lathbandhan”, alleging that self-interest “is paramount” for these oppositon parties, who “don’t care about the youth of Bihar”.
“Those who call themselves the ‘Gathbandhan,’ whom the people of Bihar call the ‘Lathbandhan,’ only know how to use the lathi and keep fighting. For the ‘Lathbandhan,’ their own self-interest is paramount. They don’t care about the youth of Bihar. For decades, the youth of the country and Bihar suffered from Naxalism and Maoist terror. They even kept winning elections with the help of Maoist terror. Naxalism and Maoist terror played a huge role in the destruction of Bihar,” he said.
The Prime Minister said that the NDA government has brought Bihar out of the darkness of jungle raj and into the new light of development.
“This Maoist terror did not allow schools, colleges, or hospitals to open, and instead destroyed the already built ones. They did not allow industries to enter… It is taking a lot of effort to bring Bihar out of this. But we are doing it. We have worked very hard since 2014. The NDA has brought Bihar out of the darkness of jungle raj and into the new light of development. Today, we are scurrying towards eliminating Naxalism, Maoism, and terrorism in Bihar. It is our duty to secure the future of Bihar’s youth, and we are working towards it with complete sincerity,” he said.
Samastipur has been a stronghold of RJD since 2010. Akhtarul Islam Shahin has won the seat consecutively for three terms. In 2020, Shahin defeated JD-U’s Ashwamedh Devi by 4,714 votes. Begusarai is known for its industrial significance, earning it the nickname “industrial capital of Bihar,” and is the birthplace of notable figures like poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.
(With ANI Inputs)
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