Daijiworld Media Network - Patna

Patna, Nov 8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Grand Alliance of shielding “infiltrators” in Bihar’s Seemanchal region and vowed to remove them if the NDA returns to power.

Addressing a rally in Purnea’s Banmankhi Assembly constituency, Shah alleged that illegal migrants were taking away jobs and resources meant for locals. “Rahul Gandhi and Lalu’s son took out a ‘Save the Infiltrators’ march. They want Seemanchal to become their stronghold. But we will remove every infiltrator and free the encroached land,” he said.

The Home Minister claimed Seemanchal — comprising Purnea, Araria, Kishanganj and Katihar — faces cross-border migration due to its proximity to Bangladesh.

Slamming the RJD, Shah said the “jungle raj” of the Lalu-Rabri era was returning “in a new disguise”. He also criticised the RJD for fielding Mohammad Shahabuddin’s son, Osama, in Siwan, saying “there is no place for any Shahabuddin or Osama in Bihar.”

Calling the Bihar polls a contest between the NDA and an “alliance of thugs,” Shah predicted over 160 seats for the NDA. He also invoked the Ram temple in Ayodhya and announced that a grand Sita temple would be built in Sitamarhi at a cost of ?850 crore within two and a half years.