NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party on Sunday claimed that World Bank funds meant for some other project were diverted and transferred to women voters ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. Jan Suraaj spokesperson Pavan Verma said the scale and timing of the payouts under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana had not only tilted the electoral field but were also sanctioned just an hour before the Model Code of Conduct came into force. Also read: In 35 seats, Prashant Kishor's party tally more than win margin He said the party had received information that Rs 14,000 crore out of a total Rs 21,000 crore linked to a World Bank-funded project had been used for this purpose. "The public debt in Bihar is at present 4,06,000 crores. The interest per day is 63 crores.

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