Patna: Bihar’s political climate intensified on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepared to visit Gaya and Begusarai to launch a series of infrastructure projects worth nearly Rs 13,000 crore. Ahead of his arrival, opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav accused the prime minister of spreading “lies and gimmicks” and demanded accountability for more than a decade of rule.
Yadav, leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) shared a video on social media, saying: “Today, a shop of lies and slogans will be set up in Gaya. Prime Minister ji, with his boneless tongue, will create a Himalaya of lies, but the justice-loving people of Bihar will break these mountains like Dashrath Manjhi. Give the account of your 11 years and the NDA’s 20 years.”
आज गया में लगेगी झूठ और जुमलों की दुकान!
प्रधानमंत्री जी, गया में बिना हड्डी की जुबान से आज झूठ और जुमलों का हिमालय खड़ा करेंगे लेकिन बिहार के न्यायप्रिय जनता दशरथ मांझी की तरह उनके झूठ और जुमलों के इन विशाल पहाड़ों को तोड़ देगी।
11 साल अपनी और 20 वर्षों की एनडीए सरकार के 20… pic.twitter.com/X1KRhb80pY
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) August 22, 2025
He also posted a song critical of PM Modi, urging him to listen before “raining slogans” in Gaya, which he said reflected the sentiments of ordinary Biharis.
ऐ पीएम जी,
काहे बोलते है इतना झूठ सुबह शाम जी?
गया में आज जुमलों की बारिश करने से पहले ये गाना जरूर सुन लेना, बिहार की जनता के उद्गार हैं आप के लिए। #TejashwiYadav #Bihar #RJD pic.twitter.com/R9PMH7ySDB
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) August 22, 2025
RJD founder Lalu Prasad Yadav also joined the attack, alleging that Modi’s visit to Gaya was akin to offering “pind daan” (funerary rites) for Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal (United). He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government of denying Bihar special state status, marginalising the poor and backward, and pushing the state into “poverty and crime”.
Modi, however, is set to showcase major development initiatives during his tour. In Bodh Gaya, he will lay foundation stones and inaugurate projects including a power plant in Buxar, a six-lane bridge over the Ganga at Begusarai, and new train services such as the Amrit Bharat Express and the Buddhist Circuit Train.
