Opposition parties have slammed the BJP for promising free Covid-19 vaccines in its Bihar poll manifesto and demanded action by the Election Commission. They alleged that the ruling party was using the pandemic for political gains. The BJP, however, said health is a state subject and its manifesto is for Bihar, not for the entire country, where it has promised that the state will buy the vaccine for its people. The video takes a look at the claims and counter claims in this 'Super Over' just before the Bihar elections.
PM Modi will address three rallies at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas district), Gaya and Bhagalpur to seek support for NDA nominees. Stay tuned for LIVE updates on Bihar election 2020 campaigns
Ahead of PM Modi's rallies in Bihar, Jan Adhikar Party Chief Pappu Yadav said that PM Modi should speak out on Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan, joblessness and Covid-19 deaths in Bihar
Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan made a strong attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar accusing him of betraying Lalu Prasad after the last Lok Sabha polls
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav raised the issues of unemployment, among others, which he alleged, have been plaguing the state over the 15 years rule of NDA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three rallies in Sasaram, Gaya and Bhagalpur in poll-bound Bihar on Friday
Amid demand by opposition leaders for action against BJP's manifesto promising free vaccine in Bihar, officials pointed out that the Election Commission had allowed policy related promises in the past
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the BJP for promising free Covid-19 vaccine in its Bihar poll manifesto
A day before addressing his first set of rallies in Bihar, PM Modi said on Thursday he will present the development agenda of the ruling NDA before the people and seek their support for it
Rajnath Singh exuded confidence that the NDA will form a government in Bihar with a two-thirds majority, saying the coalition has fulfilled almost all its promises during its 15-year rule in the state
It also hit out at the Congress, an ally of the RJD in Mahagathbandhan
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the BJP, saying one has to refer to the state-wise election schedule to know when one will have access to the vaccine
Interestingly, infrastructure and development lags behind, when it comes to factors that shall decide the vote
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The deputy CM was expected to be present at the rallies, along with JD(U) boss and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been declared as the NDA''s face for the polls
Baghel also said the poll promise implies that citizens of the states where elections are not being held will have to pay for the vaccine
BJP released its manifesto for three-phased Bihar elections and promised that after the approval of the coronavirus vaccine from ICMR, every person in the State will get vaccinated free of cost
Neither can you take Lalu Prasad out of Bihar politics nor Bihar out of the RJD supremo, who though in Ranchi jail has been closely monitoring and directing the action in the Assembly poll campaign.
Yadav scion also promised to scrap the notification in Bihar Chief Minister's tenure of the retirement of government employees at the age of 50