Congress and RJD do political tours to protect infiltrators: PM Modi in election rally Bihar's Saharsa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, in Saharsa, Bihar. (@NarendraModi/YT via PTI)

Addressing an election rally in Bihar's Saharsa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Mahagathbandhan parties -- Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) -- over the issues of infiltration.

PM Modi claimed that the Congress and the RJD do "political tours to protect the infiltrators". Invoking the issue of infiltration, the Prime Minister accused the Congress and the RJD of supporting them and said, "Be it Congress or RJD, they are only attached to infiltrators."

"These people undertake political tours to protect infiltrators," he further said.

PM Modi said "these infiltrators are occupying your property, staking their claim on your resource," and asked, "Tell me, will you decide Bihar's future or will the infiltrators decide?"

He said that Bihar needs to be protected from infiltrators. "We are working to remove these infiltrators," he claimed.

Taking a jibe at the Congress and the RJD, he spoke about the 'Jungle Raj’ and said, "Stay alert, these ‘Jungle Raj’ people want to block the benefits meant for you."

PM Modi claimed that the RJD or Congress have 'nothing to do with development'.

He projected NDA’s identity as 'vikas' (development) and said that identity of the RJD and Congress is 'vinash' (destruction).

Continuing the tirade against the parties, he said, "In the dictionary of RJD and Congress. What words, what emotions are there? The dictionary of RJD and Congress is filled with words like 'katta', cruelty, bitterness, bad manners, bad governance, and corruption.This is all they learned in the school of Jungle Raj."

He further told the audience, "your parents witnessed a time when even our protectors were not safe. The lives of the police themselves were in danger."

"Let me remind you of an incident right here in Saharsa. Our brave DSP of Saharsa, Satyapal Singh, was taking action against the Jungle Raj people. This did not go down well with the RJD bosses in Patna, the Jungle Raj supporters. In Jungle Raj, everyone's life was in danger. Every officer, every contractor, every businessman lived in fear. As a result, development stalled here," PM Modi said.

PM Modi lauded Nitish Kumar's government and said that it has ended 'Jungle Raj' and transformed Bihar into a state of good governance.