RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) slammed PM Modi over infiltration remark, accusing the Prime Minister of using diversionary tactics before the Bihar Assembly elections. He said the BJP always raises emotional issues like infiltration during polls to divert attention from unemployment, healthcare, and governance failures.
At a rally in Purnia, PM Modi had alleged that the Opposition shielded infiltrators and claimed illegal immigration created a “demographic crisis.” He also said common people feared for the safety of women.
Responding sharply, Tejashwi Yadav asked why the BJP, which has ruled Bihar for 20 years and the Centre for 11 years, has failed to identify even a single infiltrator. “If they exist, what has Modi been doing all this time?” he asked.
He recalled that the same bogey of infiltration was raised in Jharkhand last year during Assembly elections, but once the polls ended, the issue vanished. According to him, this shows that the ruling party uses such topics only to mislead voters.
Tejashwi Yadav further attacked the NDA government for ignoring Bihar’s pressing issues. He said youth need jobs, better schools, hospitals, and real development, not hollow promises. He also pledged that the INDIA bloc would defeat the NDA and form a government committed to “padhaai, dawaai, kamaai, sunwaai, aur karwaai” (education, medicines, jobs, grievance redressal, and real solutions).
Announcing his Bihar Adhikar Yatra, Yadav said he would take this message directly to the people. He promised that an INDIA bloc government would focus on welfare, equality, and strong governance.
By branding the infiltration issue as a diversion, Tejashwi Yadav tried to shift the debate back to people’s needs. His remarks have intensified Bihar’s election battle and sharpened the clash between the NDA and INDIA bloc.
