Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress–RJD alliance in Bihar, alleging that his late mother, Heeraben Modi, was verbally abused during a recent campaign rally. Addressing a gathering, Modi said such remarks were not only targeted at him personally but amounted to an insult against “every mother, sister, and daughter of India.” He recounted his mother’s struggles, recalling how she endured poverty and hardship to raise her children, emphasizing that Indian culture reveres mothers above even gods and goddesses.

Modi expressed shock that such language was used on a political stage in Bihar, a state he described as rich in tradition and values. He said those born into privileged political families could never understand the challenges faced by the son of a poor mother who rose to lead the country. The remarks mark an escalation in the political war of words between the ruling BJP and the INDIA bloc, sharpening rhetoric ahead of Bihar’s election campaign.