PATNA: A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi advocated for fighting upcoming Bihar assembly elections unitedly, RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday declared himself as chief ministerial face of opposition mahagathbandhan or grand alliance in the state. Addressing ‘Musahar-Bhuiya Maharally’ in the state capital, Tejashwi said that people from economically backward sections of society would get benefits under Mai-Behan Samman Yojna’ if RJD-led mahagathbandhan was voted to power and he was made chief minister. RJD leader said that he would provide land for constructing pucca houses and provide jobs to the poor after becoming the chief minister. “If I become the chief minister, I will ensure that the promises made to you is fulfilled. Though I may be younger (than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar) but I stick to my words,” he said in an unveiling attack on the chief minister Nitish Kumar. To substantiate his statement, opposition leader in Bihar assembly said that he provided five lakh jobs to youths while serving as deputy chief minister in the mahagathbandhan government led by chief minister Nitish Kumar. “The doors of appointment have been opened now. The government has initiated the process of recruitment in various departments, which was started during mahagathbandhan government,” he told the gathering amid applause from the crowd. Tejashwi appealed to people to remove ‘khatara’ government in Bihar. “The vehicle becomes ‘khatara’ (obsolete) after 15 years. The Nitish Kumar government is 20 years old and it should be removed,” he said, adding that the removal of NDA government would pave way for their uplift.
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