Ahead of final phase of voting in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written an open letter to the voters of the state and urged them to vote for development.
The prime minister said he is “committed” to development of Bihar. “I need the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar to ensure that there is no hiccup in the state’s development journey, and developmental schemes are not stuck,” Modi wrote in the letter.
The premier said that since 2005 the atmosphere in Bihar has changed with better law and order situation, infrastructure and social and economic prosperity.
The National Democratic Alliance will deliver both to Bihar and its people, Modi said.
In the letter, the premier also mentioned the key promises made by the NDA which include water for every household and better connectivity which includes airports,waterways and roads.
“Better connectivity will help ‘ease of living’ for the youth, farmers and poor,” the PM said in the letter. He added that the NDA has laid a strong foundation of better infrastructure and rule of law.
The prime minister said the NDA government has presented its report card and vision document for the future.
“The double-engine government in Bihar will push the state to new heights,” Modi said adding that each and every vote matters and those with voting rights are indeed ‘powerful’. Modi urged voters to use this power they hold for the ‘bright future of Bihar’.
Taking a swipe at Modi and Nitish Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a poll campaign in Araria, Bihar, has come out with spin-off of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) by dubbing it Modi Voting Machine (MVM).
Asserting that the youth of Bihar are angry, the Congress leader said: “EVM or MVM will not matter anymore. People of Bihar will vote for Mahagathbandhan (Congress-RJD-Left combine).”
“We have a life-time relationship with the people of Bihar. He (Modi) used to spread hatred in society. Hatred cannot be defeated through hatred but by love,” he said.