BJP rankled by yet another poster put up by Cong leaders

Posters proclaiming a "reward" of Rs 5 crore to whoever came up with the names of 35 airports supposedly built during the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, besides the "truth" of the Rafale deal, were seen at some places here in the Bihar capital Tuesday.

The posters were put up by local Congress leaders Siddharth Kshatriya and Benkatesh Raman, whose images figured prominently on those, besides that of party chief Rahul Gandhi and a sketch of Modi.

The posters that described the "offer" as "Puja Dhamaka" -- a reference to the ongoing Durga Puja festival -- also carried a newspaper clipping, wherein Modi had claimed that only 65 airports were built in the 67 years before he came to power as against the 35 since he took charge in 2014.

Responding to the development, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi told reporters, "Perhaps the only man who can win the prize of Rs 5 crore is Rahul Gandhi himself."
"We, however, do not disagree with the line taken in the posters. The Congress has been at the forefront, blowing the whistle over what appears to be massive corruption in the Rafale deal. The party has also called Modi's bluff regarding airports. Many of the 35 that have been inaugurated during his regime were almost complete before he came to power."