PM Modi's attack on RJD-Congress ahead of Bihar polls, says Opposition alliance not 'gathbandhan' but 'lath bandhan'

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the BJP workers from Bihar through the 'Mera Booth Sabse Majboot' program and said the Opposition alliance is not 'gathbandhan' but 'lath bandhan' (alliance of criminals) as all their leaders from Delhi and Bihar out on bail.

He said the Opposition leaders only know how to fight among themselves and they only know how to guard their self interest.

PM Modi said, "Those who call themselves the 'Gathbandhan,' whom the people of Bihar call the 'Lathbandhan,' only know how to use the lathi and keep fighting. For the 'Lathbandhan,' their own self-interest is paramount. They don't care about the youth of Bihar. For decades, the youth of the country and Bihar suffered from Naxalism and



Maoist terror. They even kept winning elections with the help of Maoist terror. 

Naxalism and Maoist terror played a huge role in the destruction of Bihar. This Maoist terror did not allow schools, colleges, or hospitals to open, and instead destroyed the already built ones. They did not allow industries to enter... It is taking a lot of effort to bring Bihar out of this. But we are doing it. We have worked very hard since 2014. The NDA has brought Bihar out of the darkness of jungle raj and into the new light of development. Today, we are moving rapidly towards eliminating Naxalism, Maoism, and terrorism in Bihar. It is our duty to secure the future of Bihar's youth, and we are working towards it with complete sincerity.”