Patna (Bihar) [India], October 28 : With less than 10 days left for the first phase of voting in Bihar, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday accused the Nitish Kumar-led government of failing to maintain law and order, claiming that women and businessmen in the state capital do not feel safe.
Assembly elections in Bihar are being held in two phases, on November 6 and November 11. Counting of votes will take place on November 14.
"Women, businessmen do not consider themselves safe in Patna... There is no law and order situation in the state," he told ANI.
Responding to the Mahagathbandhan's manifesto released earlier in the day, Khera said all commitments are achievable if backed by genuine intent.
"If the intention is true, everything is possible," he said.
Khera also called the manifesto released for the upcoming Bihar polls "historic" and one prepared after "careful deliberations" and consultations with people across society.
The manifesto promises to pass a law within 20 days of forming government, to provide government jobs to one member of every family in the state.
According to the manifesto, under the 'Mai-Behin Maan Yojana', women will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,500 per month from December 1 for the next five years.
"The manifesto is historic. It has been prepared after careful deliberations. Our leaders, Mallikarjun Kharge, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Rahul Gandhi, instructed us to declare only what we can achieve... We held discussions with various sections of society, and then the manifesto was prepared, " Khera told ANI.
"The public of Bihar has made up their mind to change the government to save Bihar...,'' he said.
He also took a dig at the NDA for raising questions about Tejashwi Yadav, the Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial face candidate for the polls.
"...Tejashwi Yadav is the CM face of our alliance. We have announced that after winning the elections, he will become the CM. Those raising questions don't have the guts to announce Nitish Kumar as the CM face of the NDA...," Khera said.
Meanwhile, the BJP called the Mahagathbandhan manifesto a "bunch of lies" and attacked their CM face, Tejashwi Yadav, over his educational qualifications.