Patna, Nov 9 (PTI) Senior Bihar NDA leaders on Monday said the alliance was committed to making Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Vaishali on November 21 a historic and memorable occasion.
State presidents of the constituent parties of the NDA made the remarks at a joint press conference at the JD(U) headquarters here.
“Modi is expected to visit Bihar’s Vaishali on November 21. His arrival coincides with the completion of one year of the new NDA government in Bihar,” JD(U) state president Umesh Kushwaha told reporters.
He said the entire NDA was committed to making the prime minister’s visit historic and memorable.
BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi said Modi would attend a programme at Rajapakar in Vaishali district and announce several development and infrastructure projects as a gift to the state.
“The PM has been considerate about the interests of Bihar for quite a long time. His relationship with the state is not political, but that of vishwas (trust) and vikash (development),” he said.
Claiming that Bihar had achieved significant development with the assistance of the Centre, Saraogi said, “The double engine government in the state is committed to empowering the youth here to an extent where they become job providers, and not job seekers.”
He said under the NDA’s two-decade rule led by Nitish Kumar, Bihar had “come out of Jungle Raj” and was now heading towards “samriddhi” (prosperity) under Samrat Choudhary’s “sushashan” (good governance).
LJP(RV) state president Surendra Vivek said party leaders and workers were making preparations to make the prime minister’s visit “memorable”.
Five districts — Jehanabad, Patna, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur and Vaishali — have been included in a mobilisation drive, along with the Saran Assembly constituency, he added.
Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) state chief Anil Kumar also highlighted the development works undertaken during the NDA’s rule in the state.
“Nitish Kumar transformed Bihar over the past 20 years. Be it in terms of roads, electricity, engineering colleges, medical colleges or polytechnic institutions, the state has witnessed unprecedented development. Samrat Choudhary is taking the development work further,” he said.
He said that people across the state were enthusiastic about NDA’s development work and were keen about Modi’s visit.
Rashtriya Lok Morcha working state president Subhash Chandravanshi described PM’s upcoming visit as a milestone.
“Since 2005, Bihar has witnessed considerable development, particularly after 2014, when Modi assumed office and made special provisions for the state. His Vaishali visit will be a milestone in itself,” he said. PTI SUK MNB
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