Oppn slams govt over hospital killing
Citing the daylight murder as evidence of administrative collapse, several political leaders expressed alarm at the state's deteriorating security environment.
Independent MP from Purnia, Pappu Yadav, met governor Arif Mohammed Khan and demanded the imposition of President's Rule. "The entire system has collapsed in Bihar. The only option left is the imposition of President's Rule in the state," he told the reporters.
Yadav alleged that Bihar is currently governed not by CM Nitish Kumar but by "the BJP and bureaucrats," adding, "There is nothing left in Bihar except for the fact that the politics of leaders go unhindered.
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Leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav echoed the concern. "The law and order situation has completely gone out of order in Bihar. Today itself, as many as five murders took place by 12 noon. No one is safe here.
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Criminals can shoot someone even inside a hospital room," he said.
Reacting to it, JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar reminded Tejashwi of a similar incident under the RJD-led govt. "Brij Bihari Prasad, a minister in the then Rabri Devi govt, was gunned down under judicial custody within the premises of a govt hospital in Patna. You must know," Kumar said.
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