Patna: With the Bihar Assembly elections fast approaching, the political battle intensified on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana virtually from Delhi. While lauding the initiative to empower women, PM Modi used the occasion to launch a sharp attack on the opposition, particularly the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, accusing them of pushing Bihar into an era of anarchy and fear.

PM Modi recalled the period of RJD governance as a time of lawlessness and misery, which he described as the ‘lantern rule’.

“We should not forget the days when the RJD was in power. Back then, Bihar was gripped by an atmosphere of anarchy, corruption, and fear. Our mothers and sisters suffered the most,” PM Modi said.

He painted a gr

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