Daijiworld Media Network - Patna

Patna, Sep 29: Congress on Monday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his call to secure over 160 seats for the NDA in Bihar, alleging that the BJP is banking on “VC (vote chori) plus VR (vote revdi)” to achieve the target.

In a post on X, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh said, “In education, VC stands for Vice Chancellor; in start-ups, VC is Venture Capital; in the military, VC is Vir Chakra. But now, a new VC is defining politics — vote chori. And the sutradhar has already unveiled the target for VC in Bihar.”

Ramesh added, “The Union Home Minister has confidently declared that the NDA will get more than 160 seats out of 243. He is hoping that VC plus VR (vote revdi, or vote doles) will bring about this outcome. The politically conscious people of Bihar will defeat these machinations.”
He further warned, “It will be the Mahagatbandhan in Bihar. And the first place the tremor will be felt is in New Delhi.”

His remarks came after Shah, on September 27 in Araria, accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and allies including RJD president Lalu Prasad of trying to “secure voting rights for infiltrators.” Shah had promised, “Each and every infiltrator will be driven out of Bihar if the NDA wins with a two-third majority, with a tally of 160-plus seats.”

The Election Commission is expected to announce the dates for the 243-seat Bihar Assembly polls soon. Shah also urged party workers to outdo the previous assembly performance, saying, “Only then can the target of 160-plus be achieved.”