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Urging voters to support the BJP-led NDA, PM Modi said, \u201cYour one vote brought Bihar out of jungle raj and gave it su-shasan raj.”<\/h2>\n
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Bihar Polls 2025:<\/strong> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress-RJD alliance, accusing them of disrespecting the Hindu faith by calling Chhath<\/em> celebrations \u201cdrama.”<\/p>\n

While addressing a poll-bound rally in Katihar, PM Modi took a jibe at RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav after videos of him celebrating Halloween went viral on social media, and said, \u201cThe RJD \u2018shahi parivar<\/em>\u2019 celebrates all international festivals, but when it comes to Chhath, they call it a drama.”<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister further slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling the BJP\u2019s Chhath Puja celebrations a gimmick, and accused the party of systematically insulting the people of the state and using derogatory remarks as part of its political strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cRJD and Congress members call the worship of Chhathi Maiya a gimmick, a drama. These people have no idea about the power of Surya Dev. The Congress leader insulted Chhath Maiya, and the people of Bihar took out their anger on the RJD and made them lose. You have punished them once, and you will do it again,” he said.<\/p>\n

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#WATCH<\/a> | Katihar, Bihar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, \u201cCongress leaders even called the Chhath festival a drama so that the people of Bihar would vent their anger on the RJD and defeat them\u2026 Congress leaders in various states are being deliberately made to say derogatory\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/p47AAhnKDk<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

He also alleged that the Congress leadership had instructed its state units to belittle Biharis in order to create divisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Congress leader in Kerala even compared Bihar to a beedi,” he said. \u201cThis is also part of the Congress\u2019s strategy to harass Biharis. Congress invited DMK leaders, who abuse Biharis, to campaign in the Bihar elections so that the RJD would face your anger,” he added.<\/p>\n

He called on the large crowd to avenge this alleged insult at the polls, questioning if they would forgive those who dishonour the sacred festival of Chhath.<\/p>\n

PM Modi also traded guns at the opposition\u2019s alliance, saying that the Congress-RJD combine was \u201ccompromising national security for the sake of votes.”<\/p>\n

\u201cEfforts are on to change the demography of Seemanchal through infiltration. RJD and Congress are putting the nation\u2019s security at risk just for their vote bank,” he said.<\/p>\n

In a pointed reference to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, PM Modi said, \u201cLook at the RJD-Congress posters \u2014 the one who was Bihar\u2019s Chief Minister for years has had his photo pushed into a corner.” Taking a jibe at Tejashwi, he asked, \u201cWhy are you scared of taking your father\u2019s name during the campaign? Why this hide and seek about his rule?”<\/p>\n

PM Modi further mocked the uneasy ties between the two allies of the Mahagathbandhan, claiming that the RJD has sidelined the Congress both symbolically and politically.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou may have noticed one more thing \u2014 in their (Mahagathbandhan) posters, Congress is almost missing. The RJD showed Congress a katta (gun) and even got its own Chief Ministerial candidate declared. And now, Congress is being shown its haisiyaat (status),” he said.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO | Katihar: Addressing a rally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, \u201c\u2026You may have noticed one more thing, in their (Mahagathbandhan) posters, Congress is almost missing. The RJD showed Congress a \u2018katta\u2019 and even got its own Chief Ministerial candidate declared. And now,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/51mp4Pe4R3<\/a>\u2014 Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Taking a jibe at the Congress leadership, PM Modi said, \u201cThe namdaar of Congress was making big claims in Bihar just a few weeks ago, but the RJD has made both their pictures and their claims look dwarf \u2014 in the posters as well as in the announcements.”<\/p>\n

He also accused the alliance of appeasement politics, claiming they have consistently opposed reforms that empower women and promote equality. \u201cCongress and RJD opposed the law against triple talaq, and now they are talking about scrapping the Waqf Amendment Act as they work for extremists,” he said.<\/p>\n

Appealing to the voters, PM Modi said their single vote had transformed Bihar once before and could do so again. \u201cYou must remember that your one vote brought Bihar from jungle raj to su-shasan raj. Now, your one vote will make Bihar developed,” he asserted.<\/p>\n

(With inputs from agencies)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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