The campaign for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections has intensified with major political leaders addressing rallies across constituencies. Akhilesh Yadav, national president of the Samajwadi Party and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is scheduled to visit Bhagalpur to address a public meeting in the Nath Nagar assembly segment. He will campaign for Zia-ul-Hasan, the candidate supported by the grand alliance from the Rashtriya Janata Dal. The rally will take place near Laxminiya Bridge at Kajraili, where a stage has been prepared and police deployment arranged for security. Akhilesh aims to consolidate support from Muslim and Yadav voters, focusing on the MY equation. The National Democratic Alliance has fielded Mithun Yadav from Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) as their candidate from this constituency. Senior party leaders will share the stage during the event.
Akhilesh Criticizes Government Promises and Praises Tejashwi
During an earlier rally in Aurangabad's Obra for RJD candidate Rishi Kumar, Akhilesh criticized the central government's unfulfilled promises. He stated that farmers' incomes have not doubled as pledged, and the commitment to provide two crore jobs to youth was reduced to one crore, yet even that remains unmet. He praised Tejashwi Yadav for initiating employment opportunities in Bihar, saying the message has reached the entire country. Akhilesh accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of not prioritizing jobs in their agenda and instead offering loans of ten thousand rupees. He promised that if Tejashwi becomes Chief Minister, Bihar will see employment, higher education opportunities, and social justice established across the state.
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