Published 16:28 IST, October 29th 2019
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
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 none other than NDA leader and union minister Giriraj Singh after the murder of 7 people in his parliamentary constituency Begusarai.
Giriraj Singh in a tweet posted pictures of his meeting with family members of the victims of shooting in his Begusarai constituency. Giriraj Singh raised concern about the law &order situation of the state and said: "This can't go on, crime in Begusarai is at its peak. I am not yet finished meeting family members of one victim, and I hear the murder of another person. In the last 72 hours, 10 people have been shot at and 7 people have died. I am going to take up this matter with the senior police officers."
Leader of Opposition Tejaswi Yadav has demanded resignation of Nitish Kumar
Tejaswi went on to say: "it's a rule of the criminals, rapists and mafias. Please stop patronizing criminals. If you have lost control, then resign".
JDU spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said "whatever incident has taken place we have taken serious note of it and officers have been communicated to nab the culprits. Nitish Kumar's USP is of law and order and people of Bihar have not forgotten the 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 the alliance dharma and raise issues at appropriate forum."
Some of the recent incidence which raises question on the 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 the recent waterlogging also in Patna, Giriraj had criticized Nitish Kumar. JDU had lodged a complaint with the BJP high command, after which the union minister was reprimanded. But the recent rise in crime graph has taken away the sheen of the "sushashan" tag of Nitish Kumar.
Updated 17:13 IST, October 29th 2019