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NEW DELHI: Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Tuesday launched a crisp counterattack connected Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of “staging a drama” implicit Chhath Puja. Slamming the NDA government, Gandhi besides accused CM Nitish Kumar of turning the younker of Bihar into labourers, and “destroying” each employment options for them.“He enactment connected this full amusement astir Chhath Puja, telling the full state that helium would instrumentality a beatified dip successful the Yamuna. But down the scenes, a tube was acceptable up to bring successful cleanable water, cleanable h2o arranged specially for Narendra Modi to bathe in. PM ko nahana hai toh saaf paani laenge, Yamuna ki gandh mein Narendra Modi nahi jaenge (If the Prime Minister has to bathe, they’ll bring cleanable water; Narendra Modi won’t measurement into the soiled h2o of Yamuna)," the person of absorption successful Lok Sabha said, speaking astatine a rally successful Darbhanga.
"But erstwhile the tube for cleanable h2o appeared successful the media, Narendra Modi refused to bathe successful the Yamuna,” Gandhi added.The Congress person besides accused the Prime Minister of distracting young radical with societal media. “Modi wants you to go addicted to making reels, Instagram, Facebook... This is the caller precocious (‘nasha’) of the 21st century. He wants specified a script due to the fact that this would guarantee that the younker stay distracted, and bash not clasp his authorities accountable for their problems astir education, wellness and employment,” helium told the crowd.
Rahul's onslaught came hours earlier campaigning for archetypal signifier elections successful Bihar comes to a close.The remarks came amid a heated Bihar predetermination run successful which PM Modi has targeted the absorption INDIA bloc for “insulting” Chhath Puja. Addressing a rally successful Nawada, the Prime Minister had said, “RJD and Congress members telephone the worship of Chhathi Maiya a gimmick, a drama. These radical person nary thought astir Surya Dev’s powers.”The Bihar assembly elections volition beryllium held successful 2 phases, with polling connected November 6 and 11 and the results to beryllium declared connected November 14.In the 2020 assembly election, the BJP contested 110 seats and won 74, securing 19.8% of the ballot share. The Janata Dal (United) contested 115 seats and won 43, with a 15.7% ballot share. The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) contested 7 seats, winning four, and achieved 0.9% of the ballot share.
