Coming polls will shape Bihar future, says Chirag Paswan at rally

Chirag also reiterated his desire to contest the Assembly elections. “Many people are jittery that I want to come to Bihar. They are trying to know whether I will be contesting elections here. I wish to tell them, I want to contest Assembly polls for the sake of Bihar. So that my dream of ‘Bihar First, Bihari First’ is realised,” he said while assuring the gathering that no one could dare to do away with reservation until he was there.

Chirag hit out at Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, asking him to apologise for the Emergency. He questioned RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav how he could side with the perpetrators of Emergency during which his father Lalu Prasad was ill-treated.

This was Chirag’s second big rally in the state after the one held in Arrah on June 8 in the election year. Chirag hailed the turnout, saying: “The kind of enthusiasm and support you have shown makes it clear that we are going to realise our goals of ‘Bihar First, Bihari First’. Upcoming Assembly polls are very important for us as it will decide our future for the coming five years.” He refrained from speaking on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar or his government.

Chirag remembered Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar for his contribution and hit out at the Congress for muzzling the Constitution. “I am amused to see Rahul Gandhi displaying the Constitution. A leader whose party had imposed Emergency by tampering with the basic structure of the Constitution is talking about the Constitution now. He should rather apologise for Emergency. I also want to tell Tejashwi Yadav to seek an apology from Rahul Gandhi for the ill-treatment meted out to his father Lalu Prasad,” Chirag said.