Citing various rules, including the provisions of Indian Penal Code, the leaders demanded action against the ruling party at the Centre over the advertisement. It was certainly not the BJP leaders, but those of the grand alliance.
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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was not too far behind.
“There is no provision in the Constitution for giving quota on religious ground, but both Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar had backed quota for the minorities in the past and have now conveniently chosen to keep silent on the issue”, Kumar said.
Sharma said Nitish Kumar addressed five to six rallies daily at the start of the campaign.
On October 24, a video showing Nitish meeting a tantrik (sorcerer) went viral after which it remained a talking point in the poll fray and even Prime Minister Modi said at a rally that the tantrik is the fourth Grand Alliance partner (after Nitish, Lalu and Sonia).
Defending Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly on the accusation of being silent on rising intolerance in the country, the BJP on Tuesday said the most powerful voice against bigotry and prejudice, and in support of harmony has been that of him. “It’s indicative of his hard-working style, upbeat mood and unbeatable energy to reach out to the people in far away places”, he added.
The residents of Bihar on Wednesday woke up to an anti-beef advertisement as they leafed through their morning newspapers.
Vernacular media also quoted National President of Akhil Bhartiya Vaishya Maha Sammelan, Dr. Girish Kumar Sanghi say that NDA will win Bihar Assembly Election with a heavy lead. There is also a growing sense that the composition of the council of ministers is skewed and not balanced enough, denying allies, states and elected BJP MPs their due. The RJD and JD-U announced that they will contest 100 seats each in the Bihar assembly election, leaving 40 seats to the Congress and three to the NCP.
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Barring Left leaders, politicians of all hues in Bihar hired private helicopters to reach out to voters across the sprawling state of almost 105 million people.
