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e have a majority in the 81-seat Assembly...Even Hemant Soren has been permitted by the special court (to cast his vote). This is a conspiracy by the Enforcement Directorate. We will win the floor test. It has been clear from the start that the Modi government has been misusing the ED, CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) and IncomeTax departments against the INDIA members. They are no longer independent institutions.

—Jairam Ramesh,

Congress leader

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rores of our youth are waiting for jobs, but in the last 10 years, the BJP government at the Centre has done nothing, except propaganda, to fill up these posts. The BJP government, which promised two crore jobs annually, could neither provide existing jobs nor create new ones. The Prime Minister gives guarantees in elections. In reality, his guarantee is the guarantee of unemployment.

—Priyanka Gandhi

Vadra,

Congress general secretary

Stress and distress are common in the presentday life of young people and senior citizens, and Vipassana teachings can help them find solutions to their problems.

—Narendra Modi,

Prime Minister

We have a parliamentary system which is run by the President. And we should remember the Congress’s slogan of 2014 — ‘Not I, We’. However, we have heard a lot of I, my, myself in the last 10 years. There has been talk of only one person. —Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader

Bihar is an important state in the country. We will try to fulfil the commitments made by the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) to people in 2020. Our priority is to increase employment and establish law and order. Our biggest concern is that the youth of Bihar should get work in the state.

—Samrat Choudhary, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister