Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday referred to the Mahagathbandhan alliance as “Anje, Panje, Ganje” while urging voters in Bihar to support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Addressing a public rally in Manjhi, Gadkari said the NDA’s victory would generate an “electric current” powerful enough to wipe out the opposition from the State’s political map.
The Union Minister emphasised that the “double engine” governments led by the NDA in Bihar and at the Centre were jointly working to transform the State’s infrastructure and economy.
“Today, the government of Bihar and the government of Delhi a double engine for the development of Bihar. Our Rajdhani Express is running at full speed. On the day of the election, your only job is to wave the green flag. Press the button on the arrow symbol, and such a current will strike that the ‘Anje, Panje, Ganje’ will disappear,” Gadkari said.
Highlighting the government’s focus on infrastructure, the Union Minister claimed that world-class road and highway projects were underway across Bihar. “The day is not far when I will make your roads and Bihar’s roads as good as America’s. This is my promise. I will build one impressive bridge after another; there’s no difficulty,” he added.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack on the Mahagathbandhan during a public meeting in Keoti, describing its campaigners as “three monkeys.”
Taking aim at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Adityanath said the trio resembled Mahatma Gandhi’s famous monkeys who “speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil.”
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“Just as Gandhiji had three monkeys, today the INDIA alliance has brought in three monkeys in the name of Pappu, Tappu and Appu Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav, and Akhilesh Yadav. Pappu cannot speak the truth or say anything good. Tappu cannot see any truth, and Appu cannot hear the truth,” the Chief Minister said, accusing the opposition leaders of being blind, deaf, and mute to the reality of Bihar’s development.
The political battle in Bihar has intensified as campaigning for the first phase of the Assembly polls concludes on Tuesday evening. The NDA, comprising the BJP, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha, is locked in a fierce contest with the Mahagathbandhan led by the RJD.
The opposition alliance includes the Congress, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) led by Dipankar Bhattacharya, the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), and Mukesh Sahani’s Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP).
In addition, Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj movement has fielded candidates across all 243 seats in the State. Polling will be conducted in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results set to be announced on November 14.
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