PM can do anything for votes, alleges Rahul; BJP hits back

After his absence for the past few weeks from the electoral scene in Bihar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday kickstarted the Opposition's poll campaign with a handful of scathing jabs aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he would do "anything for votes".

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He accused the BJP of running the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar "by remote control". Addressing back-to-back joint rallies alongside the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav in these cities, Gandhi said, "You must have seen the drama on TV that Modi was going to take a dip in the Yamuna for Chhath Puja. It was shelved when it was exposed that a puddle had been formed with clean, piped water since the river is so filthy."

"Narendra Modi is ready to enact all types of drama. You try telling him at a poll rally that, Mr Prime Minister, we will vote for you if you dance. He will readily perform Bharat Natyam," he claimed.

With just a week to go for the high-stakes assembly polls, the Congress MP pulled no punches as he laid into PM Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

He tore into Nitish Kumar for "doing nothing" for backward sections despite having the reins of Bihar for 20 years, before accusing the BJP of "misusing" the JDU supremo's image to control the state.

"Nitish Ji's face is being used. The remote control is in the hands of the BJP.

You should not think that the voice of the most backward people is heard there. [BJP] has the remote control in their hands, and they have nothing to do with social justice," he said.