Modi, Rahul hit campaign trail in Bihar

October 23, 2020 09:35

The political temperature in Bihar is set to rise dramatically today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi take the poll stage to address a series of rallies.

Modi will address three rallies at Dehri-on Sone (Rohtas district), Gaya and Bhagalpur, while Gandhi will address two rallies at Hisua in Nawada and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will likely join Modi at the rallies in Dehri and Bhagalpur.

In Gaya, JD-U leader in the Lok Sabha Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan will share the dais with Modi along with former chief minister and president of Hindustani Awam Morcha Jitan Ram Manjhi.

Tejashwi Yadav, the chief ministerial face of the Mahagathbandhan, will join Gandhi at Hisua. In Kahalgaon, the former Congress president will be accompanied by Shaktisinh Gohil and other senior party leaders.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Kapil Sibal hits out at the BJP over its promise of free Covid-19 vaccine to the people of Bihar and questions if residents of other states are not the people of India. Sibal also demands the Election Commission to step in.

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