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The taste of handi mutton has spread from here in the country and the world under the name ‘Champaran Ahuna Mutton’, people also like the mutton made from salt and water, but East Champaran is more famous because Champaran honored Mahatma Gandhi in the national ceremony Rama gave recognition. This area is going to give Gandhi the power of satyagraha.
The beauty of Motihari city is the Moti Lake located in the center of the city. In Bihar, there are few or no such cities where there is such a big lake in the middle of the city which divides the city into two parts.
We talked to people from Motihari, Penidar city to villages and barns. Read the ground report that examines what is on the public’s mind, what are the problems here…
Election debate on the sato stand under the mango tree
Some people are standing in a sato shop under the mango tree in Bankat. His political argument is that this time the women’s purse campaign should win. The women’s wallet print election symbol is that of the VIP party candidate Dr. Rajesh Kushwaha associated with the Grand Alliance.
He was a member of the Kesaria Knesset. There are people of different castes in conversation in Sattu shop. Yadav speaks for Rajesh Kushwaha, but Sattu Suresh seller comes from Kano caste.
They are getting less food grains under the foodgrains program but they seem to be leaning towards Modi. After he said he has ground gram today and he has fresh sato…drink it sir, we enjoyed a glass of sato and the conversation progressed.
No grain available, this is the age of bribery, father.
Yogendra Rai of Bhitaha went out to herd a buffalo. We caught them and the buffalo moved on. He said I don’t get the gist of the plan. The dealer does not give. He says if it’s not your name then how can you give it? When he says add the name then he tells you to block and add it, add it, add it.
No one in my house receives food grains from the government. Tired of calling Rush and Sponge for Indira Awas, but I didn’t get it. The world is full of bribes, Dada.
We met Shiv Rai near the village of Patkauria. He said that food grains are not available through the scheme. Indira’s house is found, but food grains are not available.
The merchant in Humihar, we are cobblers, says we will not give you grains.
Shri Ram of Chila Babu Tula colony in Motihari says we got the land from the government a long time ago. Program kernels are not available. Oh, the traders are Bhumihars and we stay behind.
He says they will not give food grains, whatever you want to do, go and do. We belong to chamar caste. We didn’t complain anywhere because these people are big people and someone might fight. If we got grain, we would get 25-30 kg.
People’s mood change MP
Munna Jaiswal of Motihari Wardganj drives an e-rickshaw. They say this time Rajesh Kushwaha of Ladies Purse brand should win. Radha Mohan Singh got workers from other places, we travel in rickshaws after education.
Bhola Paswan sells fruits. They say there is competition between Radha Mohan Singh and Rajesh Kushwaha. Some of the works were done in the name of Modi ji. The mood of the people in the election is to change the MP.
The sugar mill is closed, vote for Radha Mohan Singh in the name of Modi
Most residents of East Champaran are sad that the sugar mill is closed. In the past there were sugar mills in Motihari and Chakia. The prime minister gave a promise, but the plant has not yet started. He promised to drink tea with sugar here, but the promise was not kept.
Fighting racial power
Ever since the BJP’s Narendra Modi government came to power in the state, MP Radha Mohan Singh has done a lot of work in the East Champaran Lok Sabha constituency. But one of the places where Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav played the Kushwaha card is East Champaran. This is where Dr. Rajesh Kumar Kushwaha of the VIP party was stationed. They are also using their full power.
There is objection to the position regarding Radha Mohan Singh because he was a 6-time MP. He is contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the tenth time. Even so, he still doesn’t seem so weak that someone can defeat him easily. Therefore a collision is considered.
Motihari Railway Station, Bapu Dham, Charkha Park, Mahatma Gandhi Satyagraha Memorial are seen here. There is a central university here, an agricultural research center, a mother’s dairy, etc. The cancellation of the NDA cards of Rama Devi and Pintu Kumar, who belong to the Vaishya caste, also affects East Champaran.
Vaishya unites, voices and Vaishya divide. Narendra Modi’s face is handling this vote bank. If we focus on caste based vote bank then Bhumihar vote bank is powerful among upper castes. There are about 2.5 lakh in Homihar. There are two and a quarter lakh Rajputs. The strength of Vaishyas is such that their vote bank is four lakh. Kushwaha is around two and a quarter lakh. The vote bank of Yadavs and Muslims which is Lalu Yadav’s MY vote bank is four lakh.
Interestingly, the way in which Darbhanga, Madhubani and Janjharpur Lok Sabha are connected is more or less the same way as the regions of East Champaran, West Champaran, Shibar, and Miki Nagar Lok Sabha in North Bihar are connected. Muzaffarpur can also be added to this. Muzaffarpur is famous for litchi but in East Champaran you see most of the trees laden with litchi and mango.
Three dozen lakes, but no beautification and no better fishing
Senior journalist Chandrabhushan Pandey says voters in East Champaran have no problem. Parties tried to divide them along class lines but the problems are here.
They say there are 36 lakes in East and West Champaran. There are 13 mountain rivers. 15-20 years ago there used to be tons of fish in these lakes. Now fish is sold from outside also on the shore of the lake, is 19 km away. It was renovated in 2017 at a cost of 28 million rupees.
The horse racing track here is two kilometers long, but there is also a lot of damage. Kamla Mishra Madhokar, on behalf of CPI, raised questions in Parliament. A network of canals was laid in East Champaran. But now the situation is much worse.
In East Champaran litchi is grown on 18 dunams, mango on 11 dunams but most of the fruits go outside. There is a significant shortage of food processing industries here.
This area is quite prosperous in terms of milk. Sudha Dairy is separate. The milk from here goes from Delhi to Kolkata. Despite all this, there is a lot of migration in East Champaran. After engaging in agriculture for three months, people become idle for the rest of the time. A medical college is supposed to be opened here, but it has not yet been opened.
The big impact of Lalu-Tejashwi’s Kushwaha card is visible
Senior journalist Arjun Singh Bharatiya was very close to Chandrashekhar. He also ran several times in the assembly elections. They say there is a struggle between upper castes and backward castes in East Champaran. Lalu Prasad has given tickets to many Kashwas in Bihar. It has a huge impact.
