Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said that the NDA government has provided Bihar with assistance of more than 14.85 lakh crore rupees over the past 11 years for development projects and works.

 

 

Addressing a meeting of BJP leaders and workers in Begusarai, he said that during the UPA government’s tenure from 2004 to 2014, Bihar had received only 2.80 lakh crore rupees. Mr Shah said that the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress are trying to mislead people over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign. He clarified that the names of no Indian citizen will be removed from the voter list. Mr Shah said that the SIR is an exercise to free the electoral rolls from infiltrators.

 

 

The senior BJP leader asserted that infiltrators will not be allowed to vote under any circumstances, as this is the BJP’s firm commitment. He further said that RJD and Congress, due to their vote-bank politics, are opposing the removal of infiltrators from the electoral rolls. Earlier in the day, Mr Shah arrived in Begusarai, where he participated in a meeting held at the Refinery Township ground. Besides Begusarai, leaders and workers from a total of 10 districts-Patna Rural, Patna Metropolitan, Barh, Nalanda, Sheikhpura, Munger, Jamui, Lakhisarai, and Khagaria-also attended.

 

 

Union ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, and party functionaries at various levels were present in the meeting. The meeting was convened to prepare for the upcoming elections and to strengthen the party organisation. Mr Shah urged the workers to remain active down to the booth level. Mr Shah also addressed party workers and leaders at Dehri on Sone in Rohtas district earlier in the day.