Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged people of Bihar to choose familiar faces like Nitish Kumar over those who want to bring back ‘jungle raj’ with the same old mindset but with new faces. Shah said that the partnership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Center and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the state has delivered in the last two decades, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) aims to take it forward in the coming years. “Nitish Kumar has served this state for 20 years. We are contesting elections under his leadership. Give him a chance. Upar Modiji neeche Nitishji, yeah jodi ne jo vikas 20 saal kia hai, NDA isko aage badhayege (Modiji at the Centre, Nitishji in Bihar – this partnership will deliver, and 20 years of development will deliver),” Shah said while speaking at the ‘Hindustan Bihar Sammelan’. The home minister answered several important questions on issues including infiltration, Bihar’s development, jungle raj, and the Election Commission’s special intensive review (SIR) exercise. Here is what Amit Shah said on the occasion: About the NDA’s performance in 11 years, I cannot evaluate our government’s work, Shah said when asked to assess the NDA government’s performance in 11 years. “People will do. But since people are electing us again and again, that’s what makes me feel happy. I don’t believe in giving points. I have come to request people of Bihar to make the NDA win again,” he said. On Bihar In 20 years we (NDA) tried to lay the foundation of developed Bihar. And we intend to develop Bihar more. Please don’t give a chance to those who want to bring back jungle raj with the same old mindset and only new faces. Over the next 10 years we will transform Bihar into an industrial state. We will make it a hub for AI, Shah said. “Bihar has no dearth of hardworking people. The people here are also very intelligent,” he said. Airports were built at Purnia, Darbhanga and Patna in Bihar. We have spent 3.5 lakh crore rupees to strengthen Bihar’s roads, Shah said. “Four power plants have been established in Bihar, and the state has now become self-sufficient in electricity supply. At least 20 Vande Bharat Express trains were in operation. Our effort is to ensure that jungle raj does not return to Bihar in different guises,” he said. About SIR If the Election Commission wants to identify infiltrators through SIR, why is the opposition bothered?, asked Shah. “Is it because they have increased their vote bank by allowing infiltration? BJP has demanded that SIR be implemented across the country and that infiltrators be identified,” he said. On seat sharing Regarding the differences arising on seat sharing, he said there is no dispute within the NDA, Amit Shah said, “We are a political party, and everyone has their own demands. But once the seats are decided, everyone starts working together. On Rahul Gandhi’s vote Chori Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote, Amit Shah said who can’t, cho is not. A citizen of the country decide who will form the government? A foreign citizen will not decide who will be the prime minister of the country.” On infiltration When asked, “The central government is responsible for preventing infiltration, and how successful have you been?” Amit Shah replied: “We don’t have governments in Bengal and Jharkhand… The border is not a simple road. There are many complexities. The weather also plays a role. Rivers, mountains and snowfall make 24-hour monitoring difficult.”
‘Up Modiji, neeche Nitishji, worked for 20 years’: Amit Shah seeks new mandate in Bihar, says ‘let NDA take it forward’
