INDIA Bloc Unveils Post-Raksha Bandhan Yatra Across Bihar
The campaign will feature national figures in nine divisional rallies focusing on alleged unaccounted Rs80,000 crore spending by the Nitish Kumar government.
Overview
- INDIA Bloc leaders decided at a Patna coordination committee meeting on July 30 to launch the yatra after Raksha Bandhan, with one mega rally in each of Bihar’s nine divisions.
- Top national figures including Rahul Gandhi and representatives of Left parties will join RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on the statewide march.
- The opposition plans to spotlight a CAG report that flagged Rs80,000 crore of unverified expenditures by state departments.
- Tejashwi Yadav alleged the NDA government has misappropriated Rs70,000 crore of Bihar’s budget and challenged its record on corruption claims.
- The campaign will also target electoral manipulation, citing instances of fake residence certificates during the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.