North India Statesman
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav said that if the government is formed under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar will be given a new look. He insisted that he has started many important projects for the development of Saran and efforts will continue to further improve it. Lalu Yadav said that Rail Wheel Factory, Rail Engine Factory, Engineering College and Medical College have been established in Saran to speed up industrial development.
Lalu Prasad Yadav expressed deep concern over the increasing crime and corruption in the state. He said that the bureaucracy in Bihar has become completely unbridled and no work is being done in government offices without bribe. He also said that the general public is not getting the right benefit of government schemes and the administrative system has been crumbled.
A grand alliance meeting was held at the residence of RJD MLA Srikanth Yadav in Ekma on Saturday, in which several prominent leaders took part. On this occasion, Lalu Yadav appealed to the public to give him his support and votes in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, calling Srikanth Yadav a simple and popular leader.
District President Sunil Rai announced that if the government is formed under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav, special schemes will be implemented for women. Under the “My Bahin Mann Yojana”, every month women will be given Rs 2500 as honor amount. Other than this,
- 200 units of electricity will be given free every month.
- Older, widow and disabled pension will be increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1500 per month.
- The price of domestic gas cylinder will be reduced from Rs 1200 to Rs 400.
Around 4.5 lakh jobs were given in Tejashwi Yadav’s 17 -month government. Also, it was decided to grant status as regular teachers to employed teachers. Other leaders present in the meeting also expressed their views and discussed the upcoming strategy of the grand alliance.
