Addressing a rally in Bihar’s Darbhanga on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it was important to take precautionary measures against coronavirus while participating in the election. Voting for phase 1 of assembly polls in the state is underway.
The PM also congratulated the people of Bihar for the establishment of the Ram Temple. “I congratulate the people of mother Sita’s land for the establishment of Ram Temple,” he said, adding that the government’s motto is to fulfil all promises made in its manifesto.
Chief minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar was also present on the occasion. He welcomed the PM to the state and said that he was grateful for the steps taken by him to curb the spread of Covid-19 and for the trains run to and from Bihar for the states’ migrant workers. “The Covid-19 recovery rate in Bihar is over 95% because of these steps,” he said.
He also thanked the PM for his decision to establish All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Darbhanga.
Seventy-one constituencies out of the total 243 in Bihar went to vote at 7am on Wednesday. The opposition comprising of RJD, Congress, CPI, CPI(M) and CPI(ML) will take on the ruling NDA alliance consisting JD(U), BJP, Vikassheel Insaan Party and Hindustani Awam Morcha in the high stake battle.