As the upcoming Bihar assembly elections draw near, political tensions are on the rise following recent controversies. The BJP organized a Bihar Bandh on Thursday to protest remarks made against Prime Minister Modi’s mother, but the opposition quickly refuted its impact. RJD spokespersons labeled the bandh a failure, claiming the public saw through the BJP’s strategy. Here’s a summary of significant political events in Bihar.
**1. Hindustani Awam Morcha National Convention in Delhi:** The Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) held its national convention on September 4th in Delhi. Party leaders, including patron Jitan Ram Manjhi, inaugurated the event, which saw participation from various officials and workers. The convention passed resolutions concerning the condemnation of the India alliance for insulting the Prime Minister’s mother, preparations for the Bihar assembly elections, demands for government support to provide land for housing to every Dalit family, emphasis on implementing a uniform education system, commitment to contesting more seats in the Bihar elections, social equations and discussions, demands to make land available to landless families, Dalits, backward classes, extremely backward classes, and ex-servicemen, return and employment arrangements for laborers who have migrated from Bihar, discussions on old age pensions and social security schemes, and decisions to motivate workers to provide maximum benefits to the poor and the marginalized.
**2. Fortunate Future Foundation to Support AAP:** The upcoming Bihar assembly elections will see seven lakh members of the Fortunate Future Foundation, who were defrauded in PACL investments, supporting the Aam Aadmi Party. This was announced during a press conference at the AAP Bihar state office. The central government was accused of shutting down PACL without returning investors’ money, despite CBI claims of funds with SEBI.
**3. NDA Women’s Wing Protests Against Insult of PM’s Mother:** The NDA Joint Women’s Front’s five-hour Bihar Bandh was held in response to the criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother. BJP officials and workers protested. Women’s wing members gathered in Patna and raised slogans against Congress and RJD leaders.
**4. Prashant Kishor Criticizes Bihar Bandh:** Jan Suraaj’s Prashant Kishor, on his Bihar Badlav Yatra, criticized the NDA’s Bihar Bandh. He stated that the public was not affected and did not support the bandh. He also pointed out the inconvenience caused to the public.
**5. Accusations of ‘Goonda Raj’ Against BJP:** The CPI-ML state secretary claimed the BJP was attempting to establish a ‘goonda raj’ in Bihar. He noted the public largely rejected the bandh. During the bandh, BJP members allegedly insulted Sonia Gandhi and India alliance leaders, and disrupted public services.
**6. BJP Leaders Switch to RJD:** Chandan Kumar Singh and Sonu Gupta, along with supporters, joined the RJD. They resigned from the BJP and were welcomed by RJD officials.
**7. RJD on BJP’s Bandh:** The RJD stated the BJP’s bandh was a failure, asserting the public understood the BJP’s tactics.