New Delhi, Oct 24: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the birthplace of socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, the Congress on Friday took a swipe at the PM and asked whether it is not an acknowledged fact that the Jan Sangh brought down Thakur’s government in Bihar in April 1979 when the-then CM introduced reservation for OBCs.

The opposition party also asked whether it is not a fact that the PM and his “trouble-engine sarkar” in the state did nothing to provide protection to Bihar’s 65% reservation law for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, OBCs, and EBCs under the Constitution.

The attack came ahead of PM Modi addressing two poll rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai districts. Before addressing the public rally in Samastipur, the PM will visit Karpurigram, the birthplace of soc

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