Overview

• Tejashwi Yadav asserted the state lacks revenue to fund recent announcements, estimating their cost at about Rs 7 lakh crore.
• He alleged pervasive graft, citing large cash and asset recoveries from officials and questioning the absence of action by the ED and CBI.
• The RJD leader accused the government of trying to buy votes by transferring Rs 10,000 to 75 lakh women shortly before elections.
• He promised Rs 30,000 per year for women if elected and said the RJD will unveil a backup strategy once the model code of conduct is in place.
• JD(U) leaders Umesh Singh Kushwaha and Sanjay Jha rejected the allegations as politically motivated and defended the women-focused scheme as beneficial for Bihar’s rural economy.