Rain of lies, hail of false promises: Lalu Yadav's weather forecast on PM's visit
The RJD chief also shared an AI video to highlight the realities faced by the people after promises made by NDA, of which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is an ally.The video shows an elderly man sitting in a rural area under an umbrella, conveying a message of the person seeking shelter from a 'flood of promises'. The clip then shows a young man holding an umbrella amid thunderstorms, signifying the vulnerability of people from a 'hail of false promises'.The video also shows Nitish Kumar and PM Modi happily dancing under a broken bridge, signifying infrastructural breakdown and corruption under the NDA regime.advertisement
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