New Delhi: In a stirring address at the Sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture, organised by the Express Group, Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned the spotlight on Bihar’s turbulent past and promising future, lamenting what could have been under leaders like Lalu Prasad Yadav while championing a vision of compassionate, development-driven governance.

Delivered amid the prestigious awards for journalistic excellence, PM Modi’s speech wove personal anecdotes with pointed political critique, emphasising that true leadership thrives on empathy, not perpetual campaigning.

“Lalu Yadav could have done a lot for Bihar if he wanted,” PM Modi remarked. “But he prioritised jungle raj.”

The reference to the infamous era of lawlessness under Yadav’s rule in the 1990s evoked nods from the audience, many of wh

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