Describing the ‘Grand Alliance’ as “anje, panje, ganje”, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has urged the voters of Bihar to support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate. He said this alliance would generate enough “electric current” to wipe out the opposition in the state. He further said that the “double engine” government of Bihar and the Center are working together for the development of the state. Addressing a rally in Manjhi, Gadkari said that today Bihar government and Delhi government, this double engine is working for the development of Bihar. Our Rajdhani Express is running at full speed; On election day, your only job is to wave the green flag. Press the button at the arrow, and an electric current will be applied that will make the “toes, toes, toes” disappear.
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The Union Minister further said that world-class road and highway infrastructure is being built in Bihar and it will be as good as the roads in America. He said that the day is not far when I will make your and Bihar’s roads as good as America’s – this is my promise. I will build one magnificent bridge after another; There is no difficulty in this.” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a sharp dig at the Grand Alliance and said that the Grand Alliance has called “three monkeys” for its campaign.
Taking aim at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the BJP leader said that just as the three monkeys “speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil”, similarly these leaders are also blind, deaf and dumb towards the truth of the development in Bihar. Just as Gandhiji had three monkeys, similarly today the Bharat Alliance has fielded three monkeys in the name of Pappu, Tappu and Appu (Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav). Pappu can neither speak the truth nor say anything good. Tappu cannot see the truth and Appu cannot hear the truth,” Yogi Adityanath said during a public meeting in Keoti, Bihar.Campaigning came to a halt this evening for the first phase of assembly elections in the state, where the NDA and the grand alliance are locked in a face-off.
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The NDA includes BJP, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha. Meanwhile, the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led grand alliance includes the Congress, Dipankar Bhattacharya-led Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) and Mukesh Sahni’s Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP).