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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We received request; will decide soon whether to support TVK: Thirumavalavan
Chennai (PTI): VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday said that his party received a request from TVK for support and the high-level committee of his party will decide whether to support the Vijay-led party to form the government.
The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly and emerged as the single largest party. Vijay will have to resign from one of the two constituencies he has won.
Though the Congress party, which has five MLAs, has extended support to TVK, the actor-politician-led party was still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark in the 234-member House.
"We received the request letter from TVK. We are thankful for that. We have not ignored his (Vijay's) request. We have a procedure. Therefore, our party's high-level committee will decide soon. We are going to discuss the merits and demerits of our position," the VCK leader told reporters here.
With regard to the delay in the governor's call to the TVK, which is the single largest party, to form the government, Thirumavalavan requested the governor to invite Vijay to form the government. "It is a constitutional right and people's verdict," he added.
Asserting that the governor cannot say that Vijay should hold 118 MLAs' support now itself to form the government, he said that after taking over power, Vijay has to prove an absolute majority only on the floor of the Assembly.
