Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had a close shave on Monday when a portion of a stage caved in during an election rally in Bihar’s Paliganj.
In the purported video of the incident that is currently going viral on social media, Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti can be seen holding Rahul’s hand and helping him regain his balance as the stage caves in. People around Rahul told his anxious security personnel who ran to help the leader that he was fine.
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Rahul was present at the rally to show his support for RJD president and Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti who is contesting for the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat.
Meanwhile, Rahul on Monday claimed that the INDIA bloc, if voted to power, would scrap the Agnipath scheme of recruitment in defence services and deposit Rs 8,500 in women's accounts every month.
Addressing back-to-back election rallies in favour of Mahagathbandhan nominees in Bakhtiyarpur (Patna Lok Sabha seat), Paliganj (Patliputra Lok Sabha seat) and Jagdishpur (Arrah) in Bihar, he asserted that Narendra Modi will not be able to become the prime minister again, since there is a clear "storm" in favour of the INDIA bloc across the country.
"There is a clear storm (toofan) in favour of the INDIA bloc across the country, including in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Narendra Modi will not be the prime minister of India after June 4," he asserted.
"When the INDIA bloc forms the government, Agnipath scheme will be withdrawn," Gandhi said at the Bakhtiyarpur rally.
While Congress leader Anshul Avijit is contesting from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, RJD leader Misa Bharti is the Mahagathbandhan nominee from Pataliputra parliamentary constituency. Sudama Prasad the sitting CPI (M-L) Liberation MLA of Tararai assembly seat is Mahagathbandhan's nominee from Arrah Lok Sabha seat.
Voting will take place in Sasaram, Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Karakat and Jehanabad Lok Sabha constituencies in the last phase on June 1.
