PM Modi Recalls RJD Era Of Fear While Launching Bihar Women’s Employment Scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana virtually from Delhi, transferring Rs 10,000 each to 75 lakh women in the first phase, with successful entrepreneurs eligible for up to Rs 2 lakh. While highlighting the scheme’s benefits, the Prime Minister recalls the RJD era as a period of fear and misgovernance.

PM Modi sharply criticises the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, calling their tenure the ‘lantern rule’. “We should not forget the days when the RJD was in power. Anarchy, corruption, and fear gripped Bihar back then. Our mothers and sisters suffered the most,” he says.

He cites broken roads, missing bridges, poor flood management, and pregnant women unable to reach hospitals as examples of the state’s neglect.

Improved Safety & Women’s Empowerment

He adds, “Earlier, people lived in fear, and Naxalite violence was at its peak. Women were the worst sufferers. Today, no home is unsafe, and Bihar’s daughters feel free to step outside.”

PM Modi credits Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership for restoring law and order and enabling women to pursue self-employment with government support.

PM Modi links the scheme to the Jan Dhan revolution, “If we had not launched Jan Dhan Yojana 11 years ago and opened over 30 crore bank accounts, would we be able to send this money directly today? Earlier, a former Prime Minister admitted that when Rs 1 was sent from Delhi, only 15 paise reached the poor. Today, every rupee goes directly to your account.”

He highlights complementary women-centric initiatives such as Lakhpati Didi, Mudra Yojana, Drone Didi, Insurance Sakhi, and Ujjwala Yojana, stressing that women-focused policies benefit society at large.

Invoking Navratri, PM Modi positions himself and Nitish Kumar as the ‘two brothers’ working for the prosperity of Bihar’s sisters. “A brother will find happiness only when his sister is happy,” he says, urging young women to learn from past hardships during the RJD era and to embrace self-reliance.

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