Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, November 4
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extensively campaigned for the daughter of the leader who once mocked to throw him in the Ganges and expressed “love” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite his alleged hate speeches against him.
The Congress leader today sought guarantee from the electorate of Bihariganj in Madhepura district to ensure victory of Subhashini Yadav, daughter of veteran Socialist leader Sharad Yadav.
Speaking at an election meeting, Rahul Gandhi said Subhashini was not only the Congress candidate but daughter of his Guru too. He claimed he has learnt a lot from Sharad Yadav.
This was in contrast to the action and behaviour of then Janata Dal U president Sharad Yadav, who ten years ago had asked the people to dunk (Bhasan or immerse)) Rahul Gandhi in the river Ganga. Speaking at an election rally at Fatuah on October 26, 2010, Sharad Yadav had said Babua (the little boy) of Congress Rahul Gandhi should be thrown into the Ganga flowing through Fatuah.
Sharad had alleged Congress perpetuated dynastic politics-from Motilal to Rahul Gandhi. It is a misfortune of the country, he had commented. He had described RJD as a party of husband and wife. Now, RJD is supporting his daughter and Tejashwi Prasad Yadav addressed four meetings in Madhepura on Tuesday.
Rahul addressed two election meetings in neighbouring Araria district where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed an election meeting a day earlier.
The Congress leader said his party was not afraid of the Modi Voting machines and Modi’s media during the elections. He predicted the Grand Alliance would win the assembly elections.
He regretted that in the 2014 elections, Modi had announced he would create two crore jobs every year, but none got it. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had promised job opportunities for the migrant workers who returned from other states during Lockdown, but no one was given employment.
Rahul said in the election meetings of NDA, youths ask questions from CM about his promise of jobs, the youths are threatened by the chief minister, chased away and thrashed by the police. Nitish did not help the distressed people during Lockdown, rather prevented their entry into their villages also.
The Congress leader said the Prime Minister in his election meeting said many unpleasant things about him to spread hatred for him, but he always tried to spread love for him. “I won’t budge an inch unless I defeat Mr Narendra Modi,” he said.
Araria is a maize growing area. Rahul raised the issue of minimum support price for the cash crop which is exported in absence of local markets. PM has closed all mandis of agriculture produce, he said. Commenting on the PM’s claim that he has freed the farmers, Rahul said big industrialists have been freed from loans. He sarcastically commented, “In the absence of markets, where should farmers go to sell their produce, on the aeroplanes.”
During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections too, Rahul Gandhi had expressed doubts about the functioning of the EVMs. Former MP from Patna Saheb Shatrughan Sinha too has expressed doubts about the fairness of EVMs and said in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, NDA was successful on 39 out of 40 seats. He asked the party workers to remain vigilant till counting.
Doubts about the fairness of EVMs started yesterday when some polling agents alleged buttons were pressed on the symbols of the RJD, but the signals were shown on BJP symbols. At least five such cases were confirmed causing replacement of the EVM.
