Overview
- Spokesperson Pavan Verma told ANI that ₹14,000 crore was withdrawn an hour before the model code of conduct and distributed to 1.25 crore women.
- Verma claimed the money came from a ₹21,000-crore World Bank allocation intended for another project.
- Transfers of ₹10,000 each were made to women under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana shortly before voting.
- Jan Suraaj leaders also cited Bihar’s reported public debt of ₹4,06,000 crore and daily interest of ₹63 crore to argue the treasury is strained.
- Uday Singh and Verma’s assertions were reported via ANI, the NDA won a sweeping majority, Jan Suraaj won no seats, and the diversion claim has not been independently verified.