Overview
- Campaigning in Katihar, Bhagalpur and Purnea on Nov. 8, Priyanka Gandhi cast the Bihar race as a moral fight against a “Modi empire.”
- She alleged that 65 lakh names were removed from Bihar’s electoral rolls and publicly named Gyanesh Kumar, Vivek Joshi and S.S. Sandhu as responsible officials.
- She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lowered the dignity of his office by using words like “katta” and “donali” during campaign speeches.
- She criticized the Agnipath recruitment scheme, arguing it has discouraged Bihar’s youth from joining the armed forces.
- She accused the NDA of failing on jobs and privatizing public assets to corporate allies, including claims of land given to Adani at Re 1, and she labeled the Rs10,000 payout to women a pre-election “bribe.”