Oppn meet involved leaders in `20L-cr scams: Shah

Munger (Bihar) Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Thursday accused opposition leaders, who had attended the June 23 meeting in Patna, of being involved in scams worth over Rs 20 lakh crore.

Taking on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who organised the meeting, Shah said the people of the state will give a “befitting reply to corrupt leaders” in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. While addressing a mega rally at Lakhisarai in Munger parliamentary constituency, organised by his party BJP, the union home minister claimed that all attempts of the Congress to project Rahul Gandhi as a mass leader have “failed”.

“Bihar has always raised its voice against corruption. Opposition leaders who attended the June 23 meeting in Patna are involved in scams worth over Rs 20 lakh crore. Bihar will give a befitting reply to corrupt leaders in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls,” Shah said. The union home minister visited Bihar for the first time after the meeting of opposition leaders in Patna last week. Previously, Shah had visited the state nearly three months ago.

In a reference to Kumar who dumped the BJP last year to form the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government in the state, Shah said leaders who ditched the National Democratic Alliance must be “punished”. He also questioned the chief minister’s track record and asked, “Nitish Babu must explain what he has done for Bihar”.