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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claims of "vote chori" and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), stating that the whole of Bihar knew that the party was "anti-democratic."
He further stated that SIR was not an issue in Bihar. "...SIR is not an issue at all in Bihar. The people of Bihar have seen from this very land how his (Rahul Gandhi's) grandmother crushed democracy... The people of Bihar know that the Congress party is anti-democratic," Chaudhary told reporters here. Earlier in the day, the Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks branding the 'Gujarat Model,' as a "model of theft," stating that it was in fact a path of "progress, development, and prosperity. Speaking to ANI, the Union MoS further stated that such statements from opposition leaders show their frustration over the defeat. He also accused Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav of engaging in spreading 'confusion' among Bihar's public. Responding to Gandhi's accusations, Rai said, "The Gujarat model is a model of progress, development, and prosperity, which these people have called a model of vote theft, thereby displaying their frustration over the defeat. He (Rahul Gandhi) is on a tour of Bihar with Tejashwi Yadav and is engaged in spreading confusion, but the people of Bihar will not fall for this." Rai further stressed that Bihar has moved away from what he termed the "jungle raj" of the Lalu-Rabri years. He said, "This is not the Bihar from 1990 to 2005, not the Bihar of Lalu-Rabri's jungle raj. Bihar has already moved towards development... Here, good roads, electricity, water, and good treatment in hospitals are needed, which Bihar is receiving... It is in Rahul Gandhi's nature to join hands with anti-national forces, merge their ideas with his own, and serve them here..." (ANI)
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