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Prime Minister and BJP leader Narendra Modi today urged the people of Bihar to vote for development in the Assembly election. Addressing a parivartan rally at Bhagalpur today, Mr Modi said that 14th Finance Commission will give nearly Rs 3.74 lakh crore to Bihar in next five years. He said this amount is different from the Rs 1.65 lakh crore that he announced earlier. He said, people have decided to vote for development and no one can stop the journey of development.
Mr Modi said those parties who ruled Bihar for 25 years should give account of what they have done for the State. Mr Modi criticized Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for allying with Congress which he said jailed Jai Prakash Narayan. The Prime Minister added that by doing this, Nitish Kumar has abandoned ideology of JP and Ram Manohar Lohia.
This was the fourth Parivartan Rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bihar. Earlier he addressed three rallies at Muzaffarpur, Gaya and Saharsa. LJP President Ram Vilas Paswan, RLSP Chief Upendra Kushwaha and Hindustani Awam morcha ( Secular) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi also addressed the rally.