Notably, OpIndia reported recently how the supporters of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are threatening people with the return of the infamous Gunda Raj if they are voted to power.
The Prime Minister said that where “Katuta” and “Krurta” reign, law fails; where "bitterness" prevails, there is no goodwill in society. He questioned whether such people can ever do any good to Bihar.
On Thursday (30th October), Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in poll-bound Bihar to address public rallies in Muzaffarpur. The Prime Minister remembered freedom fighter...
This armed conflict lasted from 1990 to 2002. During this period, the village defence forces seized weapons such as machine guns and Sten guns and handed them over to the government. At one point, they possessed 16,000 weapons, including 9,500 licensed ones.
Songs with obscene visuals and cheap lyrics have been a part of poll campaigns in Bihar. However, RJD supporters are making songs with crowd brandishing guns, rifles and lathis, glorifying violence, implying dominance, caste-based intimidation, specifically a “Yadav Raj”, abduction of those who dare to oppose them.
Before this, CPI(ML) Liberation's candidates from Bhore and Darauli seats, Jitendra Paswan and Satyadeo Ram, respectively, were arrested after filing their nomination papers.
Along with Seema Singh, the nomination papers of independent candidate Altaf Alam Raju, BSP’s Aditya Kumar, and Vishal Kumar were also rejected for not meeting the required criteria.
OpIndia arrived in Siwan to cover the Bihar elections. The RJD has given the assembly election ticket to Osama Shahab, son of strongman Shahabuddin, from the Raghunathpur constituency in this district. During the coverage, we met a supporter of Osama Shahab.