Senior Congress leader, senior observer of Bihar elections and former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot has termed the manifesto issued by NDA in view of Bihar elections as a pack of lies. During this time he has made many allegations against NDA. Addressing a press conference organized by Congress in Patna on Friday (31 October), Gehlot accused the manifesto of being released in just 26 seconds and BJP leaders running away from media questions.

What did Ashok Gehlot say on NDA’s manifesto?

Ashok Gehlot said on the manifesto of NDA alliance, ‘Today NDA released its manifesto, but in just 26 seconds they ended their press conference. Media colleagues said, ‘This was the quickest ending press conference of our lives.’

He further said, ‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi never meets the media and now BJP leaders ran away from the manifesto launch. This shows that BJP has no faith in democracy and these are dangerous signs.

Demand for report card from Nitish government

During the press conference, Gehlot demanded to give the report card from Nitish Kumar’s government and said, ‘First give your report card, in today’s manifesto everyone expected that you will start in such a way that we have made promises till date, this is its report card in twenty years, so that the public can believe that you do what you say, your credibility gets established, they did not do that and made more false promises.’

Senior observer Gehlot reminded Prime Minister Modi of his old promises, package for Bihar, sugar mill and answered questions to him and other NDA leaders. He said, ‘PM Narendra Modi had said that we are giving a package of Rs 1.25 lakh crore to Bihar. They should be held accountable for this.

Gehlot said, while taking another aim at Prime Minister Modi, he asked, ‘The sugarcane mill that will be set up will make sugar and I will come here and drink tea from it. Has he drank that tea till date?’