People know Modi, Nitish looted Bihar; they have made up their minds for change, says Rahul Gandhi

Even as polling is underway for 94 seats in the second phase of assembly elections, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived in Bihar for campaigning on Tuesday and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Nitish Kumar, saying the two had together looted Bihar, which is why the people of the state had made up their minds on ushering in change.

Addressing an election meeting at Kodha in Katihar, Rahul Gandhi said that lakhs of labourers were returning home on foot, hungry and thirsty, but PM Modi did not help them during the Coronavirus crisis. "His government was in power but the labourers were left stranded."

Rahul Gandhi claimed the Congress party had helped migrant labourers as much as possible. "The Congress had arranged buses for the movement of migrant workers. We are not in power so we could not do it for millions, but we helped as many people as we could," he said.

Discussing the issue of unemployment Rahul Gandhi said, "I want to ask all the youth who are here that Modi ji had said he will give two crore jobs every year, Nitish ji said the same, but where are the jobs? Why are the youth unemployed today?"

Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Modi and CM Nitish Kumar together had looted Bihar. "People have realised it and made up their mind on change. The government of the Grand Alliance, which will be formed, won't be the government of any particular caste, religion or class. It will be the government for the entire Bihar, a government of the poor and of labourers."

Talking about demonetisation, Rahul Gandhi said that at the time of demonetisation, it was said that it was a fight against black money. But the PM made the people queue outside banks.

Accusing the Prime Minister and Bihar's chief minister of not fulfilling their promises, Rahul Gandhi said the PM had promised to provide employment to the people, but the people haven't got jobs so far. Even today, farmers from the state have to migrate to other states to earn a living.

He also alleged that farmers are angry with Modi over the three recently enacted agricultural laws.

"And that is why farmers in Punjab burnt the effigies of Narendra Modi, Ambani and Adani on Dusshera. The truth (of these laws) has come out in Punjab. It has come out in Bihar as well."

Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of floods too and said that farmers in Bihar are not getting proper price . "There is enough paddy produced in the state but the processing isn't done here," he said. At least 20 per cent of the maize produced in the country comes from Bihar, but "do you get the right price? What did Modi ji and Nitish ji do to get you the right price?", he asked.

With agencies inputs