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Congress normal secretary in control of communications, Jairam Ramesh, requested why the “double-engine government” uncared for Seemanchal and left this area in a State of disrepair.
“‘Pradhan Mantri ka jhooth sabse mazboot’!! Today, the Prime Minister is coming to Bhagalpur and Seemanchal. On this occasion, we want to remind him of some of his past false promises and ask him a few direct questions,” Mr. Ramesh mentioned on X.
In 2015, the Prime Minister mentioned he would construct Vikramshila Central University in Bhagalpur on 500 acres with a price of ₹500 crore however ten years later, not even a single brick has been laid, he mentioned.
Did Vikramshila additionally vanish just like the ₹1.25 lakh crore package deal, Mr. Ramesh requested.
“In 2014, the prime minister confidently declared about the Motihari Sugar Mill, ‘Next time I visit, I will drink tea made with sugar from this mill.’ Eleven years have passed. People are still waiting for tea. Why did the prime minister tell such a blatant lie to the people of Motihari?” he mentioned in his publish in Hindi on X.
In 2020, a promise of Rs. 1,264 crore was made for the Darbhanga AIIMS, Ramesh identified.
“To date, neither the building has been constructed nor the hospital has been operational. Meanwhile, the prime minister also claimed that the Darbhanga AIIMS would be operational in 2023. Will the Darbhanga AIIMS ever become a reality beyond the manifesto?” he mentioned.
Mr. Ramesh claimed that poverty and distress are at their peak in Seemanchal.
“The NITI Aayog report states: 52% of the population of Araria, 50% of the population of Purnia, more than 45% of the population of Kishanganj-Katihar, still struggle with multidimensional poverty,” he mentioned.
Ramesh alleged that Seemanchal has been uncared for in the course of the twenty years of the BJP-JDU authorities, on account of which almost half the inhabitants right here is within the grip of utmost poverty.
“Why has the double-engine government neglected Seemanchal and left this region in such a state of disrepair?” he mentioned.
Mr. Ramesh additional identified that the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) report additionally reveals the truth of Seemanchal.
“In Araria, Purnia, Kishanganj, and Katihar: 73% of households do not have a tap or hand pump; 33% of households defecate in the open; 65% of households use wood-fired stoves — a risk of lung disease.; 84% of households have less than three basic items (such as a TV, fan, bicycle, etc.) in their homes. This means extreme poverty. Most households depend on agriculture, but more than 40% are landless,” the Congress chief mentioned.
Why was this whole area avoided growth underneath the “trouble engine government” and why was it intentionally left in backwardness, Mr. Ramesh requested.
Overall, there is no such thing as a training, no healthcare, no employment in Seemanchal, he claimed.
“There is only poverty and migration. The prime minister’s development is not visible here even remotely,” Mr. Ramesh mentioned.
This time the folks of Seemanchal and Bhagalpur will reply to this neglect by defeating NDA with the facility of their votes, he asserted.
The Bihar polls are being held in two phases on November 6 and 11, and outcomes will probably be introduced on November 14.
The Opposition INDIA bloc, which has the RJD, the Congress and the Left events as the primary constituents, has declared RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav its chief ministerial candidate.








