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JDU MP Sanjay Jha on Thursday questioned Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's visit to a hostel in Darbhanga, accusing him of using the issue of reservation and caste census for political gain, particularly in the context of upcoming elections in Bihar.
Criticising Gandhi's intentions and highlighting Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's efforts in Bihar, Jha contrasted this with the permission granted for a meeting at the town hall. "In Darbhanga, where he (Rahul Gandhi) had sought permission, the administration did not give permission because is any political meeting ever held in a hostel? But when his party later sought permission in the town hall, they were given permission... He (Rahul Gandhi) did not care about any poor student or the backwards. He only went there to do politics because there are elections in Bihar this year...," Jha told ANI. This comes amid Rahul Gandhi's allegations that Bihar Police tried to stop him on his way to Ambedkar Hostel in Darbhanga. Highlighting the JDU's commitment to social justice, Jha took a dig at the previous RJD-Congress alliance and highlighted Nitish Kumar's initiative in conducting a caste-based survey in Bihar and releasing its data. "When the RJD-Congress were together in the government, those Dalits, backwards people did not have reservations even in the Panchayat...," Jha credited Kumar's government with providing reservations to Dalits and Backward classes in panchayats, a move he claimed was lacking during the RJD-Congress government's tenure. "Reservation is being given after Nitish Kumar came to power... As far as the caste census is concerned, Nitish Kumar is the only leader of this country who got a caste-based survey done in Bihar and released its data. Even when we (JDU) were in the INDIA alliance, we repeatedly put forward the proposal, but they did not accept it..." Meanwhile, Darbhanga district administration on Thursday said that they will take action against Rahul Gandhi for the violation of Section 163 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The District Magistrate of Darbhanga told ANI, "Darbhanga district administration to take action against Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for violation of CRPC 163." Notably, Rahul Gandhi is in Bihar to launch 'Shiksha Nyay Samvad' in Darbhanga (ANI)
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