Tejashwi Yadav fires 10 questions at Nitish Kumar, gets one sharp comeback

As chief minister Nitish Kumar kicked off the JD (U) marketing campaign for meeting polls by way of a digital rally, chief of opposition and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav attacked him and hurled 10 questions on the authorities..

“Today he is addressing a virtual rally. Everybody has seen the fate of the party’s actual rally on March 1 this year. Chief Minister would only speak on stale issues in the virtual rally and will not speak on the issues of unemployment and poverty which are afflicting the state,” Tejashwi Yadav mentioned, taking a dig at JD (U)’s declare that 25 lakh folks will be part of the rally by digital medium.

Yadav continued. “Bihar is a state with maximum youth population. Why has the Chief Minister not been able to stop migration, malnutrition and unemployment in the state even after being in power for 15 years in the State? He was not able to establish industries in the state.”

The RJD chief additionally focused the state authorities on what he known as ‘15 years of misrule.’ “In the last 15 years, why did unemployment, poverty, hunger and migration increase in Bihar? Why is the unemployment rate, at 46.61% in Bihar, the highest in the country and why has it become the centre of unemployment?,” chief minister ought to reply on these points as nicely.

Citing Niti Aayog and NHM information, Yadav questioned Kumar, “Why is Bihar getting pushed behind every year. As per Niti Aayog, the state is ranked lower on education, health and other development indices. Who is responsible for this?”

Taking a dig on the regulation and order scenario within the state, Yadav mentioned that as per the NCRB information, the state has the best crime figures. “Crime rate in Bihar is at 40%. An incident of rape takes place every 4 hours, while a murder every 5 hours in Bihar. CM should talk about this as well,” he mentioned.

He additionally requested the state authorities to make public the work accomplished on a package deal of Rs 1.65 lakh crore introduced by the Prime Minister. “And lastly, people also want to know why the CM disrespected the public mandate in 2017,” he requested, in an indirect reference to JD (U) leaving the Grand Alliance in 2017.

JD (U) spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan responded to the barrage of criticism with a single level. “Tejashwi Yadav should first check his facts before saying anything,” the JD (U) chief mentioned, contending that 6.75 lakh folks had been employed in authorities workplaces over the last 15 years. He mentioned the corresponding determine when Tejashwi Yadav’s mother and father – Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi – had been in energy was solely 93,000. He additionally cited information from the National Crime Records Bureau to say that the regulation and order scenario in Bihar wasn’t in a foul form, insisting that Bihar ranks 23rd amongst all states vis-a-vis cognizable instances.