Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is also the Communication Minister, set the agenda for the NDA’s campaign in Bihar by declaring that the development of the state carried out by the NDA government at the Centre and the state will be the main issue in the election.
Prasad, who represents Patna Sahib constituency in the Lok Sabha, while inter- acting with a select group of journalists on Friday, elaborated on the large-scale work that was carried out by the Modi government in the state. According to him, by March 2021, every village of Bihar will have optical fiber connection as a part of the “Ghar tak Fiber” scheme. The scheme will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 September and is expected to change the face of agriculture in the state. There are 45,945 villages in the state.
Prasad, while speaking on the issue of the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was born in Patna, said that it was not a political issue but a humane issue for the party and the BJP will ensure justice in the case.
Prasad, who is among the top face of the party in the state, while elaborating on the development work done by the Modi government in Bihar, stated that the BJP was the only party — right from the time of Atal Bihari Vajpayee — which had done ‘pramanik chinta’ (serious concerns that have later been resolved) for the people of the state.
“The Kosi rail mega bridge, which was dedicated to the nation by PM Modi on Friday, was started by the Vajpayee government in 2003. There were many political parties from Bihar, who were apart of UPAI and UPAII but still the bridge could not be completed during the UPA times. For decades Kosi and Mithila were separated due to lack of a connecting bridge, it was only under the Modi government that this project was completed. BJP does ‘pramanik chinta’ for Bihar rather than just give statements”, Prasad, who is the Chairman of BJP campaign committee for Bihar assembly elections, said.
“From the creation of physical infrastructure to digital infrastructure, we have worked in every field and shown results. We are go- ing to spend Rs 450 crore to bring in a digital revolution in the state. We are build- ing two software parks in Bhagalpur and Darbhanga. The Prime Minister, during the cabinet meetings, always tells us that for the North-East region of India to develop, Bihar has to develop. Such is our commitment to work for the common people that our vision document for Bihar too will be made after taking the suggestions of the common people into account. Aatmanirbhar Rath managed by our party workers is traveling across the state seeking and collecting inputs and suggestions on what the voter wants from us. Till now this Rath has covered 70 Assembly seats,” he said.
Responding to a question of The Daily Guardian, Prasad said that the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput was not a ‘political issue’ but a ‘humane issue’. “The BJP wants that justice should be done in the case of Rajput, a ‘rising star’, who belonged to Patna from where I am the MP,” he said.
To another query of this newspaper on whether the government will allow Chinese telecom giant Huawei to take part in 5G technology rollout in India, the IT and Communication minister, said, “Every company from the neighbouring countries will have to go through strict security check as security of India was the primary con- cern of the Modi government.”