New Delhi, Oct 18(UNI) Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday appealed to people in Bihar and other poll-bound states to choose hope over fear, unity over division and truth over lies in the elections.
In a series of tweets, Chidambaram, referring to the remarks of Mr Joe Biden, Democratic candidate in the US elections that people of the US were choosing hope over fear, unity over division and truth over lies in the elections, said that people of Bihar and other states where bypolls are being held should take a similar vow.
'Mr Joe Biden, Democratic candidate in the US elections said yesterday “We choose hope over fear, unity over division, science over fiction and yes, truth over lies”
That’s a good vow that the people of Bihar, MP and elsewhere should take when they go to the polling booths this month,' Chidambaram said.
Chidambaram said that the election of Ms Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister of New Zealand give hope that decency and progressive values can win elections in a democracy
Elections for the Bihar Legislative Assembly are being held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7.
Counting of votes will be held on November 10.
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