Narendra Modi during his visit to Patna in 2012
Patna:
When Narendra Modi arrives in Patna for his grand "Hunkar" rally, the Bihar BJP plans to slip in his hand a wishlist of all the things he must promise to do if he becomes Prime Minister in 2014.
The list is being called the agenda of the Gujarat Chief Minister's rally and is topped by the demand for a Rs 50,000 crore economic package from the Centre. The BJP leaders in Bihar, among Mr Modi's staunchest supporters in the days leading up to his being named presumptive PM, also want him to promise special status for Bihar.
Sushil Kumar Modi, who was Finance Minister in the state government till the BJP and ruling Janata Dal (United) parted ways in June this year, has often scoffed at chief minister Nitish Kumar's repeated demand that Bihar be granted special status to help it get more financial aid from the Centre.
But today he was right at the forefront as top BJP leaders released the rally booklet.
Nitish Kumar's party alleges that the BJP wishlist has nothing new and paraphrases different demands made to the Centre by the Nitish Kumar government. "It shows the complete political and moral bankruptcy of the Bihar BJP leaders, especially Sushil Modi," senior JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha said.
Mr Kumar ended a 17-year coalition with the BJP because he said his party could not accept the partner's decision to place Mr Modi in charge of its national election campaign. He predicted that the next step would be making Mr Modi its presumptive prime minister. He was right. In September, the BJP picked Mr Modi as its candidate for Prime Minister.
When they were partners Mr Kumar ensured that the BJP kept Mr Modi, a star campaigner, out of Bihar. He was last seen on a public stage in Bihar in 2010. Mr Modi last visited Patna to pay tribute to BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra, who died in November last year.
With the alliance over, the BJP has wasted no time in arranging the Modi rallly and has promised an "unprecedented turnout" at Patna's Gandhi Maidan. 11 trains and 3000 buses have been reserved and all 91 of the party's MLAs from the state will attend.
The list is being called the agenda of the Gujarat Chief Minister's rally and is topped by the demand for a Rs 50,000 crore economic package from the Centre. The BJP leaders in Bihar, among Mr Modi's staunchest supporters in the days leading up to his being named presumptive PM, also want him to promise special status for Bihar.
Sushil Kumar Modi, who was Finance Minister in the state government till the BJP and ruling Janata Dal (United) parted ways in June this year, has often scoffed at chief minister Nitish Kumar's repeated demand that Bihar be granted special status to help it get more financial aid from the Centre.
But today he was right at the forefront as top BJP leaders released the rally booklet.
Nitish Kumar's party alleges that the BJP wishlist has nothing new and paraphrases different demands made to the Centre by the Nitish Kumar government. "It shows the complete political and moral bankruptcy of the Bihar BJP leaders, especially Sushil Modi," senior JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha said.
Mr Kumar ended a 17-year coalition with the BJP because he said his party could not accept the partner's decision to place Mr Modi in charge of its national election campaign. He predicted that the next step would be making Mr Modi its presumptive prime minister. He was right. In September, the BJP picked Mr Modi as its candidate for Prime Minister.
When they were partners Mr Kumar ensured that the BJP kept Mr Modi, a star campaigner, out of Bihar. He was last seen on a public stage in Bihar in 2010. Mr Modi last visited Patna to pay tribute to BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra, who died in November last year.
With the alliance over, the BJP has wasted no time in arranging the Modi rallly and has promised an "unprecedented turnout" at Patna's Gandhi Maidan. 11 trains and 3000 buses have been reserved and all 91 of the party's MLAs from the state will attend.
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