New Delhi [India], October 22 : Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Wednesday said that the promises made by Bihar Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav ahead of the assembly elections have already been fulfilled by the Nitish Kumar-led double-engine government in the state.
"All the promises and announcements that Tejashwi Yadav is making, the Bihar government has already fulfilled all those promises. Whether it's about women's reservation, women's empowerment, livelihoods, or education," Tyagi told ANI.
His remarks came in response to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's announcement that Jeevika Didis, who work as community mobilisers, will be made permanent as government employees after the Mahagathbandhan forms government in Bihar.
While addressing a press conference in Patna, Yadav assured that the salary of Jeevika Didis will be increased to Rs 30,000 per month. He also took a dig at the double-engine government over its decision to provide Rs 10,000 under the Mai Bahin Maan Yojana as assembly elections get closer, labelling it as a "bribe".
"They distributed Rs 10,000 under the Mai Bahin Maan Yojana for the women of Bihar, which is a bribe. This is a loan, Amit Shah himself said it. This means that they will recover this money. Today, we are going to make another historic announcement," Yadav said.
"All of you are aware that injustice has been done to the Jeevika Didis under this government. We have decided that all the Jeevika CM (Community Mobilisers) Didis will be made permanent and will be given the status of government employees. We will also increase their salary to Rs 30,000 per month. This is not an ordinary announcement. This has been the demand of Jeevika Didis for years," he added.
He further announced that the contractual employees working with the government will be made permanent. They will be given the status of permanent government staffers, he added.
"The second major announcement concerns the contractual employees (samvida karmi). They are exploited since they carry out all the government work. They are terminated without informing them of the reason. All these employees working in the state will be made permanent. We will work to give them the status of permanent government staffers," Yadav said.
The 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections will witness a contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan. The NDA comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha.
The Mahagathbandhan led by Rashtriya Janata Dal includes the Congress party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) led by Deepankar Bhattacharya, the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), and Mukesh Sahani's Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP).
Additionally, Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj has also staked claims on all 243 seats of the state.
The assembly elections in Bihar are scheduled to be held on November 6 and 11, respectively, while the results will be declared on November 14.