Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally
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PM Modi on Saturday attacked RJD yet again with his 'katta' jibes during a rally at Sitamarhi in Bihar.
"People of Bihar do not want 'katta sarkar', they are giving sleepless nights to opposition leaders," the PM said addressing a crowd.
"We are providing students with computers, footballs, hockey sticks, but RJD talks about giving 'katta' to people," Modi added.
“If you listen to the campaign songs and slogans of the RJD, you’ll shiver. From the RJD stage, innocent children are being asked to say that they want to become ‘rangdaar’.”
"First phase voter turnout in Bihar polls is 65-volt 'jhatka' to 'jungle raj'," the PM said.
Modi had earlier too took similar digs at RJD.
Modi had said that 'katta' (country-made weapons), 'kroorta' (cruelty), 'katuta' (bitterness), 'kushasan' (misgovernance) and corruption were the hallmarks of the 15-year-long 'jungle raj'.
Modi on Saturday also invoked Lord Ram and Sita.
“I am here on the land of Maa Sita, and memories of 5–6 years ago are still vivid. It was November 8, 2019, and the next day, the Supreme Court was to deliver its verdict on Ayodhya (Ram Temple). In my heart, I prayed that with the blessings of Maa Sita, the judgment should come in favour of Ram Lalla. Can a prayer made in the name of Maa Sita ever fail? The Supreme Court gave a verdict in favour of Ram Lalla," he said.
Meanwhile, the final turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls is 65.08 per cent, the highest in the state's history, the Election Commission said.
A total of 3.75 crore people were eligible to cast their votes at 45,341 polling stations, including 36,733 in rural areas, on November 6 to decide the electoral fate of 1,314 candidates, of whom 1,192 are men and 122 women.
As per the latest update provided by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Bihar, the "historic" turnout of 65.08 per cent is 7.79 per cent more than the consolidated polling percentage of the previous assembly polls held in 2020, when 57.29 per cent of the electors had cast their votes.
Of the 3.75 crore voters, 1.98 crore are men and 1.76 crore women. Women had come out in large numbers to exercise their franchise in the November 6 polls.
(With PTI inputs)