Modi' new found love for Bihar a ploy to win votes: Nitish

March 11, 2014 16:55

Stepping up the war of words with Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar today said his promise to bestow a special status on Bihar along with a special package was nothing but a 'ploy' to win votes by 'befooling' people.

Nitish also wondered how Modi could make Bihar a "new Bihar", as he promised, without the knowledge and love for the state. The Bihar chief minister said on social networking site "Facebook" that it was just a ploy to win votes.

Modi in his address at Purnea yesterday said that if his party formed government in Delhi, it would provide special status, special package and pay special attention to the state to spur its development.

Nitish also alleged that the BJP leader was trying to 'jam' development of Bihar and undermine it by trotting out wrong figures.

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