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NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party connected Sunday claimed that World Bank funds meant for immoderate different task were diverted and transferred to women voters up of the Bihar Assembly elections.Jan Suraaj spokesperson Pavan Verma said the standard and timing of the payouts nether the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana had not lone tilted the electoral tract but were besides sanctioned conscionable an hr earlier the Model Code of Conduct came into force.Also read: In 35 seats, Prashant Kishor's enactment tally much than triumph marginHe said the enactment had received accusation that Rs 14,000 crore retired of a full Rs 21,000 crore linked to a World Bank-funded task had been utilized for this purpose. "The nationalist indebtedness successful Bihar is astatine contiguous 4,06,000 crores. The involvement per time is 63 crores.
The treasury is empty. We person accusation which could beryllium wrong, besides that the magnitude of Rs 10,000 fixed to women successful the authorities was fixed from Rs 21,000 crores, which came from the World Bank for immoderate different project. An hr earlier the motivation codification of behaviour for the polls, Rs 14,000 crores were taken retired and distributed to 1.25 crore women successful the state," helium claimed successful an interrogation with quality bureau ANI.
Chirag Paswan calls it ‘empty claims’
Union curate Chirag Paswan dismissed the allegations outright, questioning some the credibility of the information and the intent down the accusations.
Speaking to reporters, helium said,"Where bash they get this information from, this accusation from?... Making bare claims - if you person immoderate facts, contiguous it and the Govt volition respond."
People of Bihar did not privation the jungle raj to return: Jan Suraaj
Verma further rejected suggestions that Prashant Kishor’s basal connected lifting the liquor prohibition had damaged the party. He argued alternatively that the prohibition authorities was already ineffective, with liquor “being sold astatine each nook and corner” and adjacent home-delivered astatine inflated prices.
He noted that implicit 2 lakh people, mostly from highly backward Dalit communities, had been jailed nether the prohibition law. “People are consuming it and paying much for it.
Would that not impact women who person to tally their homes?” helium asked.
Despite mounting a high-energy run and contesting each 243 seats, Jan Suraaj failed to triumph a azygous constituency. Verma said last-minute currency transfers, women-centric schemes, and a consolidation among voters who did not privation the “jungle raaj” of the RJD to instrumentality proved decisive.
“Nitish ji was the X factor… People of Bihar did not privation the jungle raj of Lalu ji, RJD and Tejashwi to return,” helium said.The ruling NDA got 202 seats, a three-fourths bulk successful the 243-member House. This is the 2nd clip the NDA has crossed the 200-mark successful the assembly polls. In the 2010 polls, it had won 206 seats.Mahagathbandhan got conscionable 35 seats with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) winning 25 seats and Congress 6.(With inputs from agencies)
