PM Modi likely to visit Bihar on April 24: Union Panchayati Raj Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar later this month for an event commemorating ‘Panchayati Raj Day’, as announced by his cabinet mate Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Saturday.

The JD(U) leader responsible for the Panchayati Raj portfolio spoke with reporters at the Bihar BJP headquarters, where NDA leaders gathered for a meeting to assess preparations for the PM’s visit on April 24.

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also spoke at the meeting, arriving for the event and connecting through video conference with officials in Madhubani, the north Bihar district set for PM Modi’s visit.

“The PM’s Madhubani tour on Panchayat Diwas is going to be historic”, said Singh, also known as Lalan Singh.

Asked whether the visit was being used to send a political message about NDA unity ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, Singh firmly dismissed the suggestion.

“Please do not try to run your own agenda. The PM will not be reading from your script”, snapped the Munger MP.

The NDA in Bihar comprises BJP, JD(U) headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and three smaller allies.