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Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Rahul likely to visit state on May 15
1 2 3 Patna: Congress neta Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Patna and Darbhanga on May 15 as the party has intensified its campaign in Bihar to regain lost ground and strengthen the organisation before the assembly election due this year. This will be Rahul 's fourth visit to Bihar this year. Congress has lined up many other senior party netas to visit Bihar in the next few months after its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former Rajasthan deputy CM Sachin Pilot came here recently to boost the Congress workers' the Congress netas in state were waiting for the details of his visit, a senior party functionary told this newspaper that Rahul is likely to interact with the students, especially those of Ambedkar hostel in Darbhanga, to give a message to the dalits and the youth of the community how much concerned the party is towards their problems. He may also interact with the representatives of civil society and party workers from the dalit Congress neta, preferring anonymity, said Rahul may talk to the reporters after watching the film 'Phule' made on the life and philosophy of Jyotirao Phule, aka Jyotiba Phule, in Patna. Rahul visited the state last time on April 7 and participated in the 'Palayan roko, naukri do' padyatra, led by national in charge of NSUI Kanhaiya Kumar, in Begusarai and in the Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan in Patna. Congress president Kharge visited Buxar last month and addressed an election rally.
Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Today in Politics: Govt's ‘retaliatory options' after Pahalgam; Bihar election pitch
After the Pahalgam attack, the Indian government is considering a range of retaliatory military options, including capabilities that allow New Delhi to strike back from within the country's borders, top sources told The Indian Express. A top source in the government told The Indian Express, 'There will be military retaliation and we are prepared. We are discussing the nature of the strike… Since 2019, we have taken a series of measures to modernise our weapons. We have the option of targeting the terrorists from within our territory.' Lt General DS Hooda, former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command, said both options (a ground operation and aerial strike) are still on the table. 'At this stage, the government has taken some pretty strong steps, particularly regarding the Indus Water Treaty. But I wouldn't at this stage completely rule out the military option.' 'In fact, some targets can be taken out even from your side of the Line of Control. There is the use of attack drones that can be made. I know the Air Force has some attack drones,' said Lt Gen Hooda, who was the Northern Army Commander when the 2016 surgical strikes at Balakot were conducted. 'But it isn't as if the use of ground forces is completely ruled out. You can use it in different ways. You can have different kinds of targets,' he said. While he acknowledged that the Line of Control is 'heavily guarded', the terrain is such that 'you can find, you can find some vulnerable points, vulnerable targets'. 'I wouldn't completely rule out,' he said at an Idea Exchange interview with The Indian Express. Insisting that Pakistan's role is undeniable in the Pahalgam attack, the government sources pointed out that 'it has so much to do with Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir' and his interests. The assessment of the government and security agencies is that the Pahalgam attack was probably part of 'General Munir's attempt to gain popularity and create divisions among communities in India in the backdrop of an economic crisis and internal disturbances in Pakistan', the sources said. Bihar unemployment In Bihar, unemployment, poverty and migration have been perennial election issues. With the state heading to the Assembly polls in October-November this year, major parties have again started building up their campaign on these issues. The Nitish Kumar -led NDA government and the principal Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have often engaged in 'credit wars' for job-creation initiatives, going back to their days in the Mahagathbandhan government before Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the JD(U) chief, returned to the NDA fold in January 2024. Last month, the Congress, which is a key constituent of the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, launched a 'Palayan Roko, Naukri Do (stop migration, give jobs)' yatra, while the BJP, senior ally of the JD(U), made special efforts with its nine-day Bihar Diwas celebrations to reach out to the Bihari migrants across the country. The 2011 Census data shows that migration and unemployment are closely linked. Bihar was second only to Uttar Pradesh in terms of the number of migrants spread across the country, including for those who moved to other states for employment. Of Bihar's 74.54 lakh out-migrants, 22.65 lakh or 30% said employment was the reason for migration, making it the most cited justification followed by moving with their household at 26.6% and marriage at 24.4%. While work is the primary reason for men to migrate, it is marriage for women. Nationally, 23% of all migrants cited employment as the reason for migration. Again, only UP at 37.35 lakh had more out-migrants who moved for employment.
