Shah blames Lalu regime for crime surge, industry exodus

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a blistering attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's regime at a massive rally in Khagaria on Saturday, blaming the erstwhile government for rampant crime in the state.

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"During Lalu’s rule, murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping and massacres were routine. People lived in fear,” Shah said.

He claimed that the collapse of law and order under the RJD era drove industries away and kept Bihar backward.

Contrasting that period with the present, Shah credited the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government with restoring order and fighting Left Wing Extremism.

“This election is not merely about electing MLAs or ministers and sending them to Patna. This election will decide whether the rule of lawlessness returns or development continues,” he said.

Outlining the NDA's priorities, HM Shah listed education, timely medical care, irrigation and household water supply as the four pillars of the NDA government's roadmap for Bihar's progress.

He accused the opposition Grand Alliance of being defined by corruption and dynastic politics, charging that Lalu’s family sought personal power while the Congress promoted dynastic ambitions at the national level.

“Lalu Prasad wants to make his son Chief Minister, while Sonia Gandhi wants to make her son Prime Minister,” HM Shah said.