{"id":23574,"date":"2025-11-08T17:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/era-of-katta-over-bihar-will-make-missiles-rajnath-singhs-big-defence-corridor-promise-in-bihar-elections-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T17:12:10","slug":"era-of-katta-over-bihar-will-make-missiles-rajnath-singhs-big-defence-corridor-promise-in-bihar-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/era-of-katta-over-bihar-will-make-missiles-rajnath-singhs-big-defence-corridor-promise-in-bihar-elections-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Era Of Katta Over, Bihar Will Make Missiles\u2019: Rajnath Singh\u2019s Big Defence Corridor Promise In Bihar | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9693936\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 08, 2025, 21:00 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9693936\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1335095767 asubttl-schema\">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced plans to open a defence corridor in Bihar, and said the state will no longer be limited to producing country-made guns.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1335095767\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1335095767 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (IMAGE: PTI)\" title=\"Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (IMAGE: PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1335095767\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (IMAGE: PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday emphasised that the era of \u201ckatta&#8221; and \u201claltane&#8221; was over in Bihar, and the state was ready to produce missiles and cannons to play a formidable role in the nation\u2019s security and defence.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Addressing a rally in Ramgarh Assembly constituency, Singh said, \u201cI want to tell RJD people that ab katta nahin, tope banegi\u2026 missile banengi (Instead of country-made guns, Bihar will produce cannons and missiles).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">The Defence Minister described the NDA manifesto as \u201cAtal Pratigya&#8221; (firm resolve) and said the era of country-made guns and lanterns (laltane) was over in Bihar. He also announced plans to open a defence corridor in Bihar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cWe will not make a false promise that we will give government jobs to every household in Bihar. It is not possible financially. We have promised to create job opportunities, and for this, we have announced to set up MSME corridors and a defence corridor in Bihar,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">In another rally in Karakat, Singh accused the Congress of trying to divide the country in the name of caste and religion and resorting to appeasement to gain votes. He said the BJP has never indulged in politics of religion, but only of justice and humanity.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201cWherever Rahul Gandhi goes, he says that the Election Commission has stolen the votes of the people of Bihar. I want to ask him, is it necessary to lie to achieve political success? If one wants to do meaningful politics, one will have to do politics that builds the nation,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>PM Modi Attacks Oppn Over \u2018Katta Sarkar\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">This came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Mahagathbandhan alliance at a rally in Bihar\u2019s Sitamarhi, saying the state doesn\u2019t want a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/elections\/bihars-children-will-become-doctors-stop-return-of-jungle-raj-pm-modi-ahead-of-phase-2-9692775.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun-wielding government<\/a>, in a reference towards the RJD.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">\u201cNahi chahiye katta sarkaar, fir ek baar NDA sarkaar&#8221; (We don\u2019t want a gun-wielding government; once again we want an NDA government),&#8221; he said, once again putting the spotlight on Bihar\u2019s \u2018jungle rule\u2019 under former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">\u201cThese RJD and Congress folks don\u2019t even know the ABCD of industries,&#8221; PM Modi said, criticising the opposition for their poor record on economic progress. \u201cIn 15 years of jungle raj, not a single big hospital or medical college was built in Bihar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">The first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections were held on November 6, concluding with a massive and historic voter turnout of 64.66%. This figure not only surpassed the previous assembly election record set in 2000 (62.57%) but also eclipsed the highest-ever Lok Sabha polling percentage recorded in the state (64.6% in 1998).<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">The voting was held on 121 seats spread across 18 districts, and a total of 3.75 crore voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in the first phase of polls. The second phase of assembly polls will be held on November 11, and the votes will be counted on November 14.<\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\"><em>(with inputs from agencies)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aveek Banerjee\" title=\"Aveek Banerjee\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2024\/11\/aveek-banerjee-2024-11-940460633d45861efbabed5737a433a0.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/aveek-banerjee-28106.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Aveek Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1335095767 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ramgarh, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1335095767 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 08, 2025, 21:00 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1335095767 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/elections\/\">elections<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> \u2018Era Of Katta Over, Bihar Will Make Missiles\u2019: Rajnath Singh\u2019s Big Defence Corridor Promise In Bihar<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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