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Opposition slams BJP's 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' on PM Modi's birthday
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 17 Sep 2026, 11:31 AM
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On Narendra Modi’s birthday, the BJP launched a ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ of service activities, while RJD leaders Rohini Acharya and Tejashwi Yadav questioned the government’s spending and effectiveness of the scheme.
The Bharatiya Janata Party marked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday by organising a series of community‑service events under the banner ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’. The programme, promoted as a showcase of public participation, featured clean‑up drives, health camps and distribution of essential items in several districts.
Party officials presented the initiative as a tribute to the Prime Minister’s vision of a clean and self‑reliant India, emphasizing that the activities were funded through voluntary contributions and existing government schemes.
However, leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, including Rohini Acharya – daughter of veteran politician Lalu Prasad Yadav – and Tejashwi Yadav, seized the occasion to criticize the BJP. They argued that the government’s spending on such symbolic events diverted resources from pressing developmental needs and questioned the tangible impact of the campaign.
The exchange underscored the heightened political rivalry in Bihar, where the opposition seeks to portray the ruling party’s celebratory programmes as publicity stunts rather than substantive welfare measures.
Party officials presented the initiative as a tribute to the Prime Minister’s vision of a clean and self‑reliant India, emphasizing that the activities were funded through voluntary contributions and existing government schemes.
However, leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, including Rohini Acharya – daughter of veteran politician Lalu Prasad Yadav – and Tejashwi Yadav, seized the occasion to criticize the BJP. They argued that the government’s spending on such symbolic events diverted resources from pressing developmental needs and questioned the tangible impact of the campaign.
The exchange underscored the heightened political rivalry in Bihar, where the opposition seeks to portray the ruling party’s celebratory programmes as publicity stunts rather than substantive welfare measures.