Modi to address rally in Motihari on July 18
Choudhary, accompanied by JD(U) national working president Sanjay Jha, chief secretary Amrit Lal Meena and DGP Vinay Kumar, arrived in Motihari on Friday afternoon and reviewed preparations with the district magistrate, superintendent of police and other officials.
"The rally will be held at Gandhi Maidan and will be historic for Champaran," the deputy CM said. Of the 12 assembly seats in East Champaran, nine are currently held by the NDA.
Choudhary added that political activities were in full swing and that PM's repeated visits to Bihar in this election year reflected his commitment. "Bihar is developing rapidly with the full support of the Modi government," he said.
MP Sanjay Jha said, "PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar will jointly address the Motihari rally.
We expect the PM to announce development packages worth several crores for this region. In the last two budgets, Bihar has already received Rs 60,000 crore for various projects."
Local MP Radha Mohan Singh said there was "tremendous enthusiasm among the people and BJP workers" for the rally. He added that the foundation stone for the new building of Mahatma Gandhi Central University could also be laid during the event.
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