Congress Slams Nitish Kumar-Led NDA Govt Over Bihar’s Growth, Caste Survey | India Information

Congress leaders launched a scathing assault on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA authorities in Bihar, alleging power underdevelopment, damaged guarantees, and political misuse of the caste census.
Talking to the media, Krishna Allavaru, Bihar Congress in-charge, mentioned: “Bihar is ranked twenty seventh within the nation by way of growth. Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar collectively have failed the folks of Bihar. In the course of the 17-month Grand Alliance authorities, we had determined to present Rs 2 lakh every to folks for small-scale industries. However Nitish Kumar backtracked on that promise too.”
Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Congress Legislature Get together Chief in Bihar, echoed the frustration over the unfulfilled Rs 2 lakh scheme, saying: “We raised the problem within the Meeting. An all-party assembly had agreed on this provision for economically backward communities, however it stays unfulfilled.”
Jignesh Mevani, Gujarat Congress chief, additionally aimed the caste-based census carried out by the Bihar authorities.
“The caste census was a political gimmick. If the federal government was critical, it might have ensured the report’s inclusion within the ninth Schedule of the Structure. Narendra Modi and his allies don’t desire significant caste justice in India,” Mevani mentioned.
He added that if Congress involves energy, it’ll ship on the guarantees linked to caste fairness — citing Telangana’s welfare mannequin underneath Congress rule for instance.
Different Congress leaders, together with Madan Mohan Jha and Abhay Dubey, had been additionally current on the press briefing, collectively urging the folks of Bihar to demand accountability and actual change forward of the 2025 Meeting elections.
The Congress leaders from different states preserve coming to Patna to make the occasion’s presence felt within the 2025 Bihar Meeting election.
On Friday, Rajasthan’s former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot got here to Patna and focused the Nitish Kumar-led NDA authorities over numerous points, together with unemployment and migration.