The PM finally broke his extended silence on the unfortunate incident at Dadri when he addressed the people of Bihar during his fourth rally of the day in Nawada.
Narendra Modi made an impassioned plea to all sections appealing for communal harmony. He called on Hindus to fight poverty instead of Muslims and for Muslims to fight poverty instead of Hindus. While he did not specifically name Dadri, he made a broad appeal to all segments in society to maintain communal harmony and focus on development. He quoted President Pranab Mukherjee’s appeal for communal harmony and asked people to follow his advice.
What was notable was that he did not offer any specific regret over the Dadri incident but kept the message general and applicable to all. Also, it was strange that he did not speak on the issue during his first three speeches in the day but chose to finally open up in his last speech for the day at Nawada.
Speaking earlier in the day at Munger, Begusarai and Samastipur, Modi took on Lalu Prasad and his beef remark. He asked how Lalu could say that Yadhuvanshis ate beef. He also reacted to Lalu’s earlier explanation on saying that ‘Shaitan’ made him say it. Modi asked the people why ‘Shaitan’ had chosen only Lalu over crores of people worldwide. Lalu Prasad has since rebutted the PM, challenging him to prove that he made the ‘Shaitan’ remark or apologize.
He also hit out at Lalu’s and Nitish Kumar’s rule saying that very little development had been achieved in Bihar under their regime and it was time for the people to choose between ‘Jungle Raj’ and ‘Vikas Raj’.
He said it was time for the people of Bihar to reject the politics of jungle raj and vote the NDA to power for Bihar to truly prosper. He spoke of the special package that the centre had lined up for Bihar and also committed to revive the Barauni Fertilizer factory that would revive the local economy besides creating several new jobs. He also promised to initiate an agricultural revolution in Bihar saying that Bihar had a lot of potential but was wasted by previous regimes.
The PM finally broke his extended silence on the unfortunate incident at Dadri when he addressed the people of Bihar during his fourth rally of the day in Nawada.
Narendra Modi made an impassioned plea to all sections appealing for communal harmony. He called on Hindus to fight poverty instead of Muslims and for Muslims to fight poverty instead of Hindus. While he did not specifically name Dadri, he made a broad appeal to all segments in society to maintain communal harmony and focus on development. He quoted President Pranab Mukherjee’s appeal for communal harmony and asked people to follow his advice.
What was notable was that he did not offer any specific regret over the Dadri incident but kept the message general and applicable to all. Also, it was strange that he did not speak on the issue during his first three speeches in the day but chose to finally open up in his last speech for the day at Nawada.
Speaking earlier in the day at Munger, Begusarai and Samastipur, Modi took on Lalu Prasad and his beef remark. He asked how Lalu could say that Yadhuvanshis ate beef. He also reacted to Lalu’s earlier explanation on saying that ‘Shaitan’ made him say it. Modi asked the people why ‘Shaitan’ had chosen only Lalu over crores of people worldwide. Lalu Prasad has since rebutted the PM, challenging him to prove that he made the ‘Shaitan’ remark or apologize.
He also hit out at Lalu’s and Nitish Kumar’s rule saying that very little development had been achieved in Bihar under their regime and it was time for the people to choose between ‘Jungle Raj’ and ‘Vikas Raj’.
He said it was time for the people of Bihar to reject the politics of jungle raj and vote the NDA to power for Bihar to truly prosper. He spoke of the special package that the centre had lined up for Bihar and also committed to revive the Barauni Fertilizer factory that would revive the local economy besides creating several new jobs. He also promised to initiate an agricultural revolution in Bihar saying that Bihar had a lot of potential but was wasted by previous regimes.
