Gayaji: Prime minister Narendra Modi has said India will hunt down terrorists “even if they hide in the underworld”, as he launched a blistering attack on the opposition during a public rally in Gaya, Bihar.
On a one-day visit to the state, PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth about Rs 13,000 crore, including a new cancer hospital and research centre, and flagged off two trains. He was joined by Bihar’s governor, chief minister Nitish Kumar, both deputy chief ministers and several union ministers.
Speaking to a packed audience, PM Modi praised the Bihar government’s decision to rename Gaya as “Gayaji” and said the new hospital would strengthen healthcare in the state. He vowed to continue his government’s housing scheme, noting that more than four crore homes had been built nationwide in the past 11 years, with over 3.1 million in Bihar alone.
Turning to national security, PM Modi recalled militant attacks in Kashmir and accused Pakistan of launching drone and missile strikes against India. “Operation Sindoor has drawn a new line in India’s defence policy,” he said. “Now no one will be able to escape after sending terrorists to India … terrorists may hide in the underworld, but India’s missiles will bury them.”
The prime minister also attacked the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, alleging that their governments stalled development projects and diverted public money. Referring to the 1990s as the “Lantern Raj” – a jibe at the RJD’s election symbol – he accused them of leaving Bihar in darkness and forcing generations to migrate due to lack of electricity and security.
CM Nitish Kumar, sharing the stage with Modi, also criticised the administrations of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. “Earlier in Bihar, did anyone wear proper clothes?” he said, claiming his government had worked for all communities, including Muslims, unlike its predecessors.
