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CASTE CENSUS

War of words erupts between Congress and

NDA as Rahul takes the battle to Bihar

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed Bihar government for allegedly stopping

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi by the Bihar police

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Darbhanga/Patna

ok Sabha Leader of Oppo-
sition and Congress leader
LRahul Gandhi on Thursday
caused a stir by alleging that he was
stopped by the Bihar Police on his
way to Ambedkar hostel in Darbhan-
ga and said that the central govern-
ment is against democracy, the Con-
stitution, and the minorities.
“We told PM Narendra Modi
that you have to conduct census...
Under your pressure, PM Narendra
Modi announced caste census in the
country. Scared of your pressure, he
placed the Constitution on his fore-
head. But their government is against
democracy, the Constitution, and the
minorities,” Rahul Gandhi said, ad-
dressing the gathering in Darbhanga. Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi displays a picture of BR Ambedkar at Ambedkar Hostel during an event after the District Admin-
“I guarantee that the moment
our government forms in India and istration denied permission to him to conduct this event in Darbhanga on Thursday (ANI)
in Bihar, and implements everything
that you deserve,” he added. In a he was on his way to the Ambedkar Samrat Choudhary condemned Con- and using force.”
post on X, Rahul Gandhi asked Bi- hostel in Darbhanga. The Congress gress MP and Leader of Opposition JDU MP Sanjay Jha on Thursday
har Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that president asked if it is a “sin” to talk (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s questioned Lok Sabha LoP Rahul
since when the dialogue became a about the employment and educa- forceful visit to Ambedkar hostel in Gandhi’s visit to a hostel in Darbhan-
“crime in the state.” tion of the Dalit and backward class Darbhanga, calling it an act of “hoo- ga, accusing him of using the issue of
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi students. Kharge further highlighted liganism” and demanding an apology reservation and caste census for po-
Vadra on Thursday slammed the Bi- that there is a “height” of dictator- from him. “It is very unfortunate that litical gain, particularly in the con-
har Police for allegedly stopping the ship in the JDU-BJP Bihar govern- the country’s Leader of Opposition is text of upcoming elections in Bihar.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, ment which prevented Rahul Gandhi speaking in such a way, has resorted Criticising Gandhi’s intentions
Rahul Gandhi’s car from going to to attend the ‘Shiksha Nyay Samvad’ to hooliganism like this... We only go and highlighting Bihar Chief Minis-
the event at Ambedkar Hostel in program in Darbhanga. to the hostel for the Bihar govern- ter Nitish Kumar’s efforts in Bihar,
Darbhanga, calling the act shameful, But after Congress MP and Lok ment’s scheme. No one is allowed to Jha contrasted this with the permis-
condemnable and cowardly. “Stop- Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi alleged go there for any political meeting,” sion granted for a meeting at the
ping the Leader of Opposition Shri that Bihar Police tried to stop him Choudhary said. town hall.
Rahul Gandhi ji, who was going to on his way to Ambedkar Hostel, He added that Bihar is pro- “In Darbhanga, where he (Rahul
interact with the students under the Darbhanga district administration gressing under Chief Minister Nitish Gandhi) had sought permission, the
‘Shiksha Nyay Samvad’ program at on Thursday said that they will take Kumar’s leadership, and such acts administration did not give permis-
Ambedkar Hostel in Darbhanga, is action against him for the violation undermine the dignity of democrat- sion because is any political meeting
a very shameful, condemnable and of Section 163 of the Code of Crim- ic institutions. “Bihar is moving to- ever held in a hostel? But when his
cowardly act,” Priyanka Gandhi said inal Procedure (CrPC). The District wards development under Nitish Ku- party later sought permission in the
in a post on X. Magistrate of Darbhanga told ANI, mar’s leadership... It is painful that town hall, they were given permis-
Congress president Mallikarjun “Darbhanga district administration where the Leader of Opposition was sion... He (Rahul Gandhi) did not
Kharge slammed Bihar’s NDA gov- to take action against Lok Sabha not allowed to go, his party leaders care about any poor student or the
ernment for allegedly stopping Lok LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gand- had booked the town hall, but still he backwards. He only went there to do
Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul hi for violation of CRPC 163.” (Rahul Gandhi) forcibly conducted politics because there are elections in
Gandhi by the Bihar police when Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister the program by doing hooliganism Bihar this year...,” Jha said.

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