20 June, 2025:
In a politically charged visit to poll-bound Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Siwan, where he launched a scathing attack on the Congress-RJD alliance for pushing the state into backwardness, while showcasing a decade of development under the NDA government.
Alongside his political message, the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several key development projects, including flagging off a state-of-the-art locomotive manufactured at the Marhowra Plant for export to the Republic of Guinea — the plant’s first-ever international dispatch under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
Addressing a rally in Bihar’s Siwan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to oust those who imposed ‘jungle raj’ and looted the state, as he dedicated development projects worth ₹10,000 crore. Blending political criticism with a development push, the Prime Minister sought public support for the NDA in the upcoming elections, positioning the alliance as the driver of Bihar’s progress over the past decade.
"We say 'Sabka saath, sabka vikas' but the RJD and Congress believe in 'parivaar ka saath, parivaar ka vikas'. Congress's licence raj responsible for poverty in India. While families of its leaders became rich, people remained poor," the Prime Minister said.
“The RJD and the Congress are responsible for the large-scale migration of labourers from Bihar and for the persistent poverty that plagued the state for decades,” PM Modi said.
Apart from his sharp attack on the Opposition, Prime Minister Modi also unveiled a slew of development initiatives for Bihar. In Siwan, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 32 projects across the water, rail, and power sectors, including 22 schemes focused on urban development.
In another key initiative, PM Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Patliputra and Gorakhpur via Muzaffarpur and Bettiah. He also inaugurated the new Vaishali-Deoria railway line project worth over Rs 400 crore and launched a new train service on the route.
The Prime Minister handed over keys to beneficiaries to mark the Grih Pravesh ceremony of more than 6,600 completed houses of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U).
Modi inaugurated six road projects in Bihar, besides laying the foundation stone for 11 projects of the Amrit Bharat scheme and another four under the Namami Gange Pariyojana.
PM Modi slammed Congress saying, "People of Bihar have ended 'jungle raj' created by Congress, RJD. They were responsible for poverty, migration of labourers from Bihar."
"Marhowra rail factory is an example of the kind of Bihar NDA is creating... Now Bihar will be hailed in Africa too. This factory has been built in the same Saran district, which had been called backwards and abandoned by the RJD and Congress. Today, this district has created its space on the manufacturing and export map of the world. The 'jungle raj' people stalled the development engine of Bihar. But now a Bihar-made engine will power an African train...", PM said.
Lashing out further, he said, “They looted so much that poverty became Bihar's misfortune... But Modi is not the one who becomes quiet after doing so much work. I have to do a lot more for Bihar. Those who brought 'jungle raj' to Bihar are looking for an opportunity to repeat their old deeds somehow. You have to be very cautious for the bright future of your children. People who are ready to put the brake on the journey towards a prosperous Bihar have to be kept at bay... These people used to raise slogans of 'gareebi hatao'. But the NDA government made it possible after you voted for us.”
He went on to say, “The RJD-Congress mantra has always been the prosperity of their own families. For your children's future, keep such forces away,” while highlighting the NDA government’s development work, including providing electricity and water connections to over 1.5 crore homes, constructing 55,000 km of rural roads, and establishing more than 45,000 Common Service Centres.
