Bihar Election 2020, MP Bypolls LIVE Updates: Cong Served Income Tax Notice After Sleuths Seize 10 Lakh in Cash Outside Party's Patna Office

'Given Covid-19's impact that includes economic, and it being a Public Health Emergency, the government should make available the vaccine for free in the interest of public health.'

However, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, unlike his counterpart in Tamil Nadu and his party's offer for Bihar, has limited his promise for poor in the state.

RJD strongly criticised BJP's free Covid-19 vaccine move and said that the saffron party was politicising the distribution of vaccine to "sell fear of disease and death" in desperation.

JD(U) manifesto also referred to poll promises made by the rival Grand Alliance, including approving 10 lakh jobs, and sought to know from where would they manage to get the money for it.

Free of Cost Covid-19 Vaccine for People of Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces that as and when a Covid-19 vaccine is ready, it will be made available for all people of the state free of cost.

मेरे प्रदेशवासियों, #COVID19 से जनता को बचाने के लिए हमने अनेक प्रभावी कदम उठाए हैं। आज यह पूरी तरह से नियंत्रित है।

भारत में कोरोना की वैक्सीन तैयार करने का कार्य तेज़ी से चल रहा है, जैसे ही वैक्सीन तैयार होगी, मध्यप्रदेश के प्रत्येक नागरिक को वह मुफ्त में उपलब्ध कराई जाएगी।

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) October 22, 2020

Previously in 2018 State Assembly Polls, Chouhan's 13 ministers had lost their berths after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had fallen short of the majority mark and the Congress had come to power…

WATCH | BJP leader Imarti Devi gets emotional as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recounts former Chief Minister Kamal Nath's remarks referring to her as "item".

#WATCH | Gwalior: Imarti Devi gets emotional as Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan recounts former CM Kamal Nath's remarks referring to her as 'item'. pic.twitter.com/2B5GUTBSIW

— ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2020

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday released the BJP manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls which promised free COVID-19 vaccine once it has been cleared by the ICMR.

Shaktisinh Gohil Speaks on Notice by IT Officials | "They served notice after money was recovered from a vehicle outside the compound. No money recovered within the compound. We will cooperate. 22 kg gold, 2.5 kg silver was recovered from BJP candidate from Raxaul. Why is IT not going there?," ANI quotes Congress' Bihar in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil as saying. 

They served notice after money was recovered from a vehicle outside the compound. No money recovered within the compound. We'll cooperate. 22 kg gold, 2.5 kg silver was recovered from BJP candidate from Raxaul. Why is IT not going there?: Congress' Bihar incharge Shaktisinh Gohil https://t.co/uxJyWmi3pF pic.twitter.com/EOYYis3zy3

— ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2020

IT Officials Arrive at Congress Office in Patna | A team of Income Tax officials arrived at Congress' office in Patna to serve a notice to them after money was recovered from a vehicle parked outside their compound. One person detained outside the campus of the office, after Rs 8.5 Lakhs was recovered from him.

Bihar: A team of Income Tax officials arrive at Congress' office in Patna to serve a notice to them after money was recovered from a vehicle parked outside their compound. One person detained outside the campus of the office, after Rs 8.5 Lakhs was recovered from him. pic.twitter.com/j3YqzTMBop

— ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2020

From ally JD(U), its head Nitish Kumar is addressing 4-5 public meetings daily and also addressing virtual rallies to reach out to maximum number of voters. In the opposition camp, RJD leader Tejashwi…

Chief Minister called off his public meetings scheduled at Shadora in Ashoknagar and Barach in Bhander constituency of Datia.

PM Modi to Begin Bihar Poll Campaign | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his Bihar election campaig from tomorrow. He will address three rallies in the poll-bound state on Friday. The location and tentative timings of the rallies are:

Sasaram: 10:30 am
Gaya: 12:15 pm
Bhagalpur: 14:40 pm

Harsimrat Kaur Badal Attacks BJP Over Free Vaccine Promise | Former Union minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal has lashed out at BJP for its free vaccine promise to the people of poll-bound Bihar. She says, "It’s the GoI's duty to vaccinate the entire country. Using this life saving vaccine as a tool for votes is totally unethical."

Free vaccine only in Bihar? It's ridiculous! Does the whole country not pay taxes or are they not equal citizens of India? It’s the GoI's duty to vaccinate the entire country. Using this life saving vaccine as a tool for votes is totally unethical.#VaccineForVotes #COVID19

— Harsimrat Kaur Badal (@HarsimratBadal_) October 22, 2020

The report also observed that the average assets per candidate contesting in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 in Phase I is Rs 1.99 Crores.

IT Department Issues Notice to Bihar Congress | The Congress party gets notice from Income Tax Department in a matter related to a person who was caught allegedly with Rs 10 lakh in cash recently. He was caught by IT Department after he came to Congress office in Patna. This person in his statement before IT Department has said that the cash from Congress Office was supposed to be delivered to someone in Patna. IT Department has now issued notice for the same, asking the Congress about the source of funds and who in Congress gave cash to this individual. 

Ravi Shankar Prasad was addressing an election rally at Hasanpur, from where Tej Pratap is contesting the Bihar Assembly polls.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that the vaccine should be made free for the entire country and not just Bihar.

The BJP has promised three lakh jobs to teachers within the first year, five lakh jobs in the IT sector for which it has promised to build a 'next generation IT hub'. The party has also promised one…

If Voted to Power, Will Act of Corruption Done by Nitish Kumar Govt: Tejashwi Yadav | "If we come to power, we will definitely act on corruption done by present government. Rs 30,000 crores have been siphoned off from Bihar's coffers. CM Nitish Kumar didn't act as he is party to all this, that's why we call him Bhishma Pitamah of corruption," ANI quotes RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as saying.

If we come to power, we'll definitely act on corruption done by present govt. Rs 30,000 crores have been siphoned off from Bihar's coffers. CM Nitish Kumar didn't act as he is party to all this, that's why we call him Bhishma Pitamah of corruption: Tejashwi Yadav,RJD#BiharPolls pic.twitter.com/AZn3lMYONG

— ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2020

'Given Covid-19's impact that includes economic, and it being a Public Health Emergency, the government should make available the vaccine for free in the interest of public health.'

Parties Should be Sensitive to Matters of Public Health: Bihar BJP | It's a Bihar Elections manifesto. Centre makes vaccines available at a minimum price, we promised our govt in Bihar will make it free of cost. Political parties should be sensitive when it comes to public health. We'll fulfill our promise. Every political party goes into the election with a manifesto. Someone talks about employment, someone talks about farm loan waiver, someone talks about pucca houses. Why is the Opposition upset if we are going with a public health issue?: Bhupender Yadav, BJP incharge for Bihar.

Rahul Gandhi Slams BJP Over Free Vaccine Promise | The government has just announced India’s Covid-19 vaccine access strategy. Kindly refer to the state-wise election schedule to know when will you get it, along with a hoard of false promises, says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he slams the BJP over free of cost vaccine promise to the people of Bihar.

Nitish Gearing Up to Backstab BJP: Chirag Paswan | Chirag Paswan hits out at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, says that the chief minister is gearing up to backstab BJP like he did with the RJD. Paswan also accuses him of cheating LJP MPs during Lok Sabha elections.

आदरणीय @NitishKumar जी ने साज़िशन @BJP4India को पिछली बार लड़े 157 सीट के जगह कम सीटें दी है।आज नीतीश जी को 121 सीटें चाहिए थी वहीं अपने राजनैतिक गुरु आदरणीय @laluprasadrjd के साथ 101 पर मान गए थे लेकिन भाजपा के साथ इन्हें 101 सीट से ज़्यादा चाहिए।पहले बिहार को ठगा और अब भाजपा को

— युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) October 22, 2020

BJP's promise of free vaccine shows how jittery BJP and NDA are about the Bihar elections...people will give a befitting reply for this vote for vaccine policy, says CPI leader D Raja.

BJP seems to be trading lives in their manifesto.. how can a party use a life saving drug as a poll promise?: RJD leader Manoj Jha hits out at the saffron party over free Corona vaccine promise to the people of Bihar.

In migrant workers crisis, Bihar CM and Deputy CM said they won't let Biharis enter. PM said vaccine can't possibly be made before a year. 1,000 Biharis died due to Covid-19. Do central ministers care? They're deriding Biharis: Randeep Surjewala, Congress on BJP's vaccine poll promise

The mass crowd coming together in every public meeting is enough to make the opponents realise what kind of development did CM Nitish Kumar do and it is due to this development that the people of Darunda have already expressed their support in the name of the chief minister: Janata Dal (United).

The public gathered at the JD(U) meeting in Paru wants CM Nitish Kumar and the support made the opponents predict that the public is not going to get caught in their false promises, the party tweeted.

JD(U) Releases Poll Manifesto | The Janata Dal (United) releases its election manifesto for upcoming Bihar Assembly election 2020.