The Union Minister of State for Home made the controversial remark during a rally. (FILE)
Patna:
A political storm erupted in Bihar, bound for the ballot box, after Union Minister Nityanand Rai told a campaign rally that the state would become a safe haven for Kashmiri terrorists if the opposition coalition led by the RJD succeeded in forming the next government.
Congress, a constituent of the Grand Alliance, retaliated by claiming that the BJP used to drag Pakistan and Kashmir into the scenario whenever it faced a tough challenge in Bihar polls. The RJD claimed it was a ploy by the Saffron party to distract public attention from the NDA’s “mismanagement”.
“The terrorists in Kashmir might start to see Bihar as a safe haven (if the opposition wins). But we must not let this happen,” said Mr. Rai, former chairman of the unit. State of the BJP. in video footage, eliciting applause from the crowd.
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs made the controversial remark during a rally in the segment of the Mahnar Assembly in Vaishali district a few days ago. The case came to light after news channels broadcast the footage.
AICC media panelist and Bihar MLC Prem Chandra Mishra replied to Mr. Rai.
“In 2015, Amit Shah said during the assembly elections that crackers would break out in Pakistan if the Grand Alliance won. Now his little minister Nityanand Rai has made an equally bizarre statement,” he said. said.
“It is no accident that whenever the BJP faces an insurmountable challenge in an election in Bihar, it draws Pakistan and Kashmir into the electoral discourse. But Bihar voters are ripe. They can. see through the game, ”Mr. Mishra said. .
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the Grand Alliance’s top ministerial candidate, sought to shed light on the remarks made by Rai, presented as the face of BJP’s Yadav in a state where the large community has remained on the whole with the party founded and led by Lalu Prasad.
“This is simply an attempt to distract public attention from the fact that during its 15 year rule in Bihar, the NDA unleashed the terror of unemployment, poverty and starvation on the people. unhappy with the state, “Yadav told reporters during his Raghopur Assembly District also in Vaishali where he had gone to file nomination papers.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumars JD (U), who was part of the Grand Alliance five years ago but is now back in the NDA, defended Rai.
The Union minister did not say anything reprehensible or out of context. Bihar has been rocked by terrorist strikes like the Gandhi Maidan explosions. A terrorist like Yasin Bhatkal was caught on his soil. The Darbhanga module was well known to security agencies.
“If law and order deteriorates in the state, as it did when the RJD was in power, the possibility of what Rai spoke of cannot be ruled out,” said the JD (U) leader. Ajay Alok.
Meanwhile, Mr. Rai remained unfazed by the controversy and continued with his hard line while keeping his cheerful face.
On Wednesday, he was in Hajipur, the Vaishali district headquarters, where he addressed a rally and severely criticized former Jammu and Kashmiri chief minister Farooq Abdullah for calling for the reinstatement of the article 370 of the Constitution.
On August 5 of last year, the government revoked Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
“Farooq Abdullah has said he will seek China’s support to bring back Article 370. Let him know, no matter how hard he tries, 130 Indian crores will not allow any attack on national integrity,” Mr. Rai to the assembly.
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