"Women Want Their Sons Back, They Voted Against Migration": Tejashwi Yadav
"Women Want Their Sons Back, They Voted Against Migration": Tejashwi Yadav
M.U.H
07/11/202516
Patna: The women in Bihar want their children to return from other states, asserted RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the chief ministerial candidate of Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, claiming that they have voted in the first phase to get rid of migration, crime, and corruption.
Bihar witnessed a record turnout of 64.66% during the first phase of voting yesterday.
There has been "positive feedback" over the polling, he said during an interview with NDTV's CEO and Editor-in-Chief Rahul Kanwal in Purnea. The people believe they have given enough time to the NDA, and now it's time for change, he added.
"The mothers and sisters who stood in long queues (to cast their vote) don't want to part with their families. They want their sons working outside (Bihar) to have a job in Bihar and stay with them. Those who get to meet only on Holi and Chhath want to be with their families throughout the year," said Yadav.
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Bihar is known for large out-migration, with natives of the state contributing a large chunk to the workforce across the country. This, the opposition alleges, is due to a lack of industries and jobs in their own state.
This time, votes were cast to make Bihar a developed state, cutting across caste and religious lines, claimed Yadav, whose family holds a legacy in a state where the caste equations had been a major decider in electoral politics.
"Bihar wants to progress and become a developed state. People want change, and they have voted for change in the first phase. They have voted for jobs and industries, cutting across caste and religious lines. People want a Bihar free of migration, crime, and corruption. They want the state to become an IT and textile hub. They want food-processing and agro-based industries since 70% of our population depends on agriculture," he said.
He also slammed the state and central governments led by Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ignoring the need for creating employment in Bihar. "It has been 20 years of Nitish Kumar as chief minister. Migration has been on the rise in Bihar, but has the government come out with any policy (to check that)? Those staying outside Bihar must think over why they are staying outside despite having Nitish ji and Modi ji in power," said the RJD heir apparent.
"Bihar wants to progress and become a developed state. People want change, and they have voted for change in the first phase. They have voted for jobs and industries, cutting across caste and religious lines. People want a Bihar free of migration, crime, and corruption. They want the state to become an IT and textile hub. They want food-processing and agro-based industries since 70% of our population depends on agriculture," he said.
He also slammed the state and central governments led by Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ignoring the need for creating employment in Bihar. "It has been 20 years of Nitish Kumar as chief minister. Migration has been on the rise in Bihar, but has the government come out with any policy (to check that)? Those staying outside Bihar must think over why they are staying outside despite having Nitish ji and Modi ji in power," said the RJD heir apparent.
