Bihar Assembly polls: Modi invokes katta jibe again, Priyanka slams PM, Kharge says Nitish ‘in BJP’s lap’

With the archetypal signifier of the Bihar Assembly election for 121 constituencies acceptable for November 6, leaders of governmental parties are leaving nary stones unturned successful hurling barbs astatine each other. A time aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Rashtriya Janata Dal enactment a “katta [country-made revolver] to the Congress party’s caput to get the Chief Minister’s post”, RJD person Tejashwi Yadav connected Monday (November 3, 2025) countered him, saying, “Jaisi jiski sochh, waisa uska vichar [As 1 thinks, truthful is one’s opinion]”.

Priyanka hits out

Congress person Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, addressing a nationalist gathering astatine Sonbarsa successful Saharsa, said Mr. Modi should make an “Insult Ministry” arsenic helium “often insults Opposition leaders and the state arsenic good with his lies”. While alleging that the Bihar authorities is being “remote-controlled” from Delhi, Ms. Vadra slammed the Prime Minister saying, “He rakes up unnecessary issues but is soundless connected the corruption and misrule of the National Democratic Alliance authorities successful Bihar”.

“The younker are forced to permission Bihar due to the fact that determination are nary jobs here. All large nationalist assemblage units which make employment person been handed implicit to large firm houses that are friends of the BJP,” she further alleged.

Modi’s attack

Continuing his onslaught connected Mahagatbandhan leaders connected Monday portion addressing a rally astatine Katihar, Mr. Modi, successful a veiled onslaught connected RJD main Lalu Prasad, asked: “Why pictures of a large person of Bihar person gone missing oregon being pushed to a country successful posters?”

He further held the RJD and Congress liable for Bihar’s backwardness and asserted that the NDA stood for “development”. “The RJD is known for kata and kushashan [misgovernance] and present the Congress wants to drawback the RJD’s ballot bank… The RJD enactment katta to the caput of Congress to bargain the Chief Minister’s post,” reiterated Mr. Modi astatine the Katihar nationalist meeting.

At Saharsha, helium highlighted “Bihar’s advancement nether the NDA authorities and called for enactment to accelerate the growth”. He further said those who were making “fun of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao slogan indispensable beryllium feeling mortified” implicit “the historical World Cup triumph by women cricketers. This has happened for the archetypal clip successful the country. The daughters of the state person made history”, Mr. Modi said. “To our mothers and sisters who person benefitted from the payment schemes of the NDA, I would accidental beware of the jungle raj wallahs, they mean to enactment a halt to each these measures upon coming to power.”

Yadav’s reply

Reacting to the PM’s remarks, Mr. Yadav said, “As 1 thinks, truthful is one’s opinion... He talks of katta successful Bihar and of mounting up factories successful Gujarat”. He addressed implicit a twelve nationalist meetings, appealing to radical to ballot for the Mahagatbandhan to bring jobs to the State.

Rahul should beryllium a cook: Tej

On Congress person Rahul Gandhi jumping into a muddy pond successful Begusarai and sportfishing with fishermen there, Tej Pratap Yadav, elder lad of Mr. Prasad quipped, “To fry jalebi and drawback fish, helium should person been a cook… Why did helium go a politician?” asked Mr. Tej Pratap. Mr. Tej Pratap had precocious formed a caller governmental party, the Janshakti Janata Dal, and volition beryllium contesting the predetermination from Mahua constituency against RJD campaigner Mukesh Raushan. As his younger member and the Opposition’s CM face, Mr. Yadav had gone to Mahua connected November 2 to run for the RJD candidate, Mr. Tej Pratap fumed connected Monday: “I excessively volition spell to Raghopur [Mr. Yadav’s seat] soon to onshore my chopper astatine 2 places”.

Nitish’s entreaty and Shah’s declaration

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar campaigned successful Bhagalpur and appealed to the radical to ballot for NDA candidates portion astatine Sitamarhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared: “I’m telling you the Bihar canvass results now, the parties of Lalu Prasad and Rahul Gandhi would beryllium finished by 1 p.m. connected November 14.” “There is simply a batch of disorder among Mahagatbandhan. They neither person a person nor policies... or, intention. One doesn’t cognize who is contesting from which seat”.

Kharge’s charge

At Vaishali, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that Mr. Kumar “was sitting connected the BJP’s thigh but volition suffer the CM’s station to immoderate chela [disciple]”. Slamming Mr. Kumar’s 20-year regime, Mr. Kharge charged, “He ruled for 20 years but failed to supply jobs oregon halt migration. He besides betrayed the bequest of socialist icons similar Jayaparakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Karpoori Thakur and joined hands with the anti-woman BJP”.

Mr Kharge besides took a jibe astatine Mr. Modi. “He has clip to circuit the satellite but not to instrumentality attraction of affairs of the State… helium tin beryllium seen lone during predetermination time… You tin spot Modi roaming done the streets of a metropolis adjacent during municipal polls”.

Rousing invited for Lalu

Mr. Prasad, on with his older girl and party’s MP from Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency Misa Bharti, held a roadworthy amusement successful Danapur. He was campaigning successful enactment of Ritalal Yadav, the incarcerated RJD campaigner of Danapur. Former BJP MP from the seat, Ram Kripal Yadav, who mislaid successful the 2024 Lok Sabha polls to Ms. Bharti, is the NDA campaigner here. Until a fewer years ago, helium was considered arsenic Mr. Prasad Man Friday. Mr. Prasad was welcomed with flowers showered from earthmovers.