Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 26 addressed two public meetings in Bihar and slammed Congress party and its alliance partner in the State, Rashtriya Janata Dal over their connivance in usurping people’s inherited property and also distributing 27% Other Backward Class (OBC) reservation among their “vote-bank” Muslims. Mr Modi also said that the Supreme Court has given them (Congress and RJD) a big jolt on the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM ) in elections.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, though was present along with Mr. Modi on the dais in Munger public meeting from where Mr Kumar’s close associate and former JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh is contesting Lok Sabha poll against mahagathbandhan candidate Kavita Kumari Mahto (RJD). Mr Singh is sitting MP from Munger. Earlier, Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal had taken dig over Mr Kumar’s conspicuous absence from PM Modi’s recent meetings allegedly after his (Mr Kumar’s) faux-pas at Nawada meeting ON April 7 in presence of PM Modi. Munger goes to poll in fourth phase on May 13.
