‘We will not name this jungle raj?’ Tejashwi Yadav on spate of murders in Bihar
In view of the current improve in felony incidents in Bihar, chief minister Nitish Kumar’s authorities might have not too long ago overhauled the complete police pressure of state capital Patna, however nothing got here of it. Inside a couple of days of the brand new police chief taking cost, criminals carried out a surprising homicide in Patna, that of famous industrialist Gopal Khemka, shot lifeless outdoors his residence on Friday, 4 July at round 11.00 pm.
The high-profile homicide has let free a recent spherical of political allegations and counter-allegations concerning the current improve in felony actions in Bihar, with the opposition describing the state of affairs because the ‘actual jungle raj’.
Khemka lived on Exhibition Street close to Gandhi Maidan within the coronary heart of the town, and owned Magadh Hospital, Patna’s largest. His son Gunjan Khemka was additionally shot lifeless within the Industrial police station space of Hajipur (Vaishali) six years in the past, which brought on an uproar. Khemka senior, lengthy related to the BJP as an office-bearer, distanced himself from politics quickly after the homicide.
New section of ‘focused assaults on businessmen’
This new, sensational killing has struck concern into Bihar’s enterprise neighborhood, which sees it as the start of a brand new section of ‘focused assaults on businessmen’.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav has attacked the Nitish Kumar authorities, asking why this can’t be referred to as jungle raj. Posting on social media, he identified {that a} famous businessman was shot lifeless in Patna, a couple of steps away from a police station.
“Each month, businessmen are being killed in Bihar, however we won’t name it jungle raj?” he requested, including tongue-in-cheek, “That is what the scriptures have referred to as media administration, notion administration and picture administration”. Citing a number of current incidents, Tejashwi stated legislation and order within the state has collapsed below the management of the “unconscious” chief minister.
