Tejashwi Yadav & Giriraj Singh slam CM Nitish amid rise in Bihar crime

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's claim of improved law and order has taken a beating after a marked rise in crime graph recently. He has come under attack from ne or than NDA leader and union minister Giriraj Singh after murder of 7 people in his parliamentary constituency Begusarai.

Giriraj Singh in a tweet posted pictures of his meeting with family members of victims of shooting in his Begusarai constituency. Giriraj Singh raised concern about law &order situation of state and said: "This can't go on, crime in Begusarai is at its peak. I am t yet finished meeting family members of one victim, and I hear  murder of ar person. In last 72 hours, 10 people have been shot at and 7 people have died. I am going to take up this matter with senior police officers."

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Leader of Opposition Tejaswi Yadav has demanded resignation of Nitish Kumar

Tejaswi went on to say: "it's a rule of criminals, rapists and mafias. Please stop patronizing criminals. If you have lost control, n resign".

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JDU spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said "whatever incident has taken place we have taken serious te of it and officers have been communicated to nab culprits. Nitish Kumar's USP is of law and order and people of Bihar have t forgotten jungle raj during Lalu-Rabri tenure of 15 years. During Lalu and Rabri era, state-sponsored crime flourished with incidents of kidnapping, murder and lawlessness. Giriraj Singh should respect alliance dharma and raise issues at appropriate forum."

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Some of recent incidence which raises question on deteriorating law and order in Bihar are as follows:

• On Monday armed burglars looted a bank in Sheohar district.
• In Begusarai district 7 people have been murdered.
• In Darbhanga criminals shot dead a cloth trader.
• In Vaishali district armed criminals shot at police patrolling vehicle injuring one policeman.
• Three days ago on Dhanteras, armed criminals loot a jewellery shop and shot dead a customer.
• On Monday night criminals murdered an engineer in Bhojpur district of Bihar.

During recent waterlogging also in Patna, Giriraj had criticized Nitish Kumar. JDU had lodged a complaint with BJP high command, after which union minister was reprimanded. But recent rise in crime graph has taken away sheen of   "sushashan" tag of Nitish Kumar.

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