Eleven special trains, 6,000 buses, 20,000 SUVs, a gizmo-laden stage with a 30-feet dynamic screen as background, scores of LED screens and an undefined amount of loose change — nothing is being spared to make Narendra Modi’s “Hunkar rally” a roaring Sunday show in Nitishland.
Although Bihar is not among the states going to the polls in November, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate is making a detour to prove a point or two, as it’s the first BJP rally since its divorce with the JD (U). The split was triggered by Modi’s elevation as head of the BJP election campaign committee.
But more than political niggling, the money being spent on the show — Rs10 crore, according to a state intelligence official — has raised quite a few eyebrows.
After a string of six minor explosions, a powerful blast rocked the venue of Narendra Modi’s ambitious Hunkar rally on Sunday. Sixteen persons have been injured in the blasts at the venue. Earlier in the day, a crude bomb exploded at the Patna Junction station, killing one person.
There was panic at the venue where a large crowd had gathered to hear the BJP prime ministerial nominee. Modi reached the venue around 1 pm.
The big explosion was reported from the middle of the venue while four explosions took place near Gandhi Maidan and two happened outside the venue.
People at the rally said crude bombs have been planted under the soil which burst as soon as people stepped on it.
This is the first time Modi is addressing a rally in Patna since an acrimonious split with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) over the issue of Modi's elevation within the BJP.
Although Bihar is not among the states going to the polls in November, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate is making a detour to prove a point or two, as it’s the first BJP rally since its divorce with the JD (U). The split was triggered by Modi’s elevation as head of the BJP election campaign committee.
But more than political niggling, the money being spent on the show — Rs10 crore, according to a state intelligence official — has raised quite a few eyebrows.
After a string of six minor explosions, a powerful blast rocked the venue of Narendra Modi’s ambitious Hunkar rally on Sunday. Sixteen persons have been injured in the blasts at the venue. Earlier in the day, a crude bomb exploded at the Patna Junction station, killing one person.
There was panic at the venue where a large crowd had gathered to hear the BJP prime ministerial nominee. Modi reached the venue around 1 pm.
The big explosion was reported from the middle of the venue while four explosions took place near Gandhi Maidan and two happened outside the venue.
People at the rally said crude bombs have been planted under the soil which burst as soon as people stepped on it.
This is the first time Modi is addressing a rally in Patna since an acrimonious split with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) over the issue of Modi's elevation within the BJP.
No comments:
Post a Comment