BJP-JDU snatched every opportunity from youth of Bihar, time for change now: Kharge
New Delhi (PTI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday alleged that the BJP-JDU has snatched every opportunity and dream from the youth of Bihar in the last 20 years, and said that now is the time to restore the state's self-respect.
Kharge said now the time has come to reiterate the 'nyay sankalp' of the Mahagathbandhan.
In a post in Hindi on X, Kharge said wherever the people of Bihar go, they brighten the fortunes of their cities with their hard work and talent.
"But why haven't they been able to change the fate of their own Bihar yet? It is because the BJP-JDU has snatched every opportunity and every dream from the youth of Bihar in the last 20 years. They have been forced to become labourers," the Congress chief said.
Bihar ranks 23rd in the country in terms of employment in the industrial sector, he said.
Only 1.3 lakh people work in this sector in the entire state, of which only 36,135 are permanent employees, he added.
"Now is the time for change - to restore Bihar's self-respect," Kharge said.
He shared a picture which contained the promises made by the grand alliance for the development of the youth in Bihar.
The opposition INDIA bloc has released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls, promising, among other things, a government job to one member of every household.
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader assaults blind woman in Church
Jabalpur: Anju Bhargava, vice-president of BJP's Jabalpur city unit, has come under sharp scrutiny, creating the ripples of political controvery in Madhya Pradesh, after a video surfaced online showing her physically assaulting a visually impaired woman inside a church.
The New Indian Express has reported that the said incident reportedly took place on Saturday (20 Dec) at a church in the Hawa Bagh area, which comes under the limits of Gorakhpur police station.
The video footage that has circulated widely on Monday shows Anju Bhargava, assaulting the blind woman in the presence of a police officer. In the video, Bhargava is seen shouting at the woman, twisting her arm and forcibly grabbing her face. The victim can be heard pleading to Bhargava to speak to her rather than resorting to physical violence. Also, we can hear Bhargava screaming, “will be blind in her next birth too”
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According to The Indian Express reports, Bhargava entered the church, with members of several Hindutva affiliated organisations, alleging that the visually impaired children were being forced into religious conversion; But, the students present at the church have flatly denied all the allegations.
An unnamed police officer cited in media reports states that there was no evidence to support claims of forced religious conversion. The incident has since intensified political debate in the state, with opposition parties demanding accountability and action against those involved.
