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Hans India
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Congress Allavaru slams NDA over law and order; calls Bihar 'crime capital' of India
Patna: Bihar Congress incharge Krishna Allavaru launched a sharp attack on the NDA government in Bihar on Monday, alleging a collapse of law and order under its rule. He held Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah accountable for the situation in the state. Speaking to media persons at Patna airport, Allavaru said: 'There is a rule of goons in Bihar and it has become the 'crime capital' of India under the BJP. Common people are dying every day, and big businessmen are being killed in front of their homes.' Questioning the purpose of governance if citizens are not safe, he added: 'Why is the government running if no one's life is secure? In Patna, big people and small people are being killed everywhere. "PM Modi and Amit Shah should answer because they are running the Bihar government from the back door using Nitish Kumar as a front.' On Prime Minister Modi's upcoming visit to Bihar, the Congress leader said the PM is welcome but must answer to the people of Bihar. 'What has he given to Bihar in 11 years of the double-engine government? He has made many big statements, but no work has been done." "Murders happen in broad daylight, unemployment is rising, inflation is increasing, education is stagnant, hospitals are neglected, and there is no medicine,' he added. He further said, 'These are the issues of the people. He is the Prime Minister and should answer, and the people of Bihar should demand accountability.' On the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list being conducted in Bihar, Allavaru alleged that the Election Commission is working in favour of the BJP. 'The same thing that happened in Maharashtra, Haryana, and other places is happening in Bihar now. The BJP benefited there, and the election was stolen,' he claimed. He further professed: 'In Bihar, the Election Commission is sitting in the lap of the BJP. So why would the BJP have any problem with this process when it benefits them?' Allavaru's remarks come amid rising political tensions in Bihar following the murder of prominent businessman Gopal Khemka in Patna, which has intensified Opposition attacks on the NDA government over law and order ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. The Congress, along with other Grand Alliance partners, is raising concerns over governance, voter list revisions, and the safety of citizens under CM Nitish Kumar's leadership.
The Hindu
30-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
INDIA bloc will introduce medical plan worth ₹25 lakh in Bihar too: Gehlot
Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and National General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), Ashok Gehlot, said on Monday (June 30, 2025) that the Chiranjeevi scheme introduced by the Congress in Rajasthan will be implemented in Bihar as soon as the INDIA bloc forms the government. He promised free treatment up to ₹25 lakh. Mr. Gehlot was addressing the media at the Congress office in Patna. He slammed the Bihar government, alleging that the health system in the state is in bad condition. Citing the CAG report, he said that Bihar's poor health system has been exposed. 'As soon as the INDIA bloc government is formed in Bihar, the Chiranjeevi scheme will be implemented on the lines of the Congress scheme in Rajasthan, and people of all income groups will be given free treatment up to ₹25 lakh in government and private hospitals,' Mr. Gehlot said. Right to Health Act He pointed out that the Right to Health Act was created in Rajasthan and had provisions for free treatment in all emergency situations. Mr. Gehlot proudly said that the Congress government in Rajasthan had reduced common people's burden and made insurance coverage accessible. Chiranjeevi Bima Yojana included health insurance of ₹10 lakh and accident insurance of ₹5 lakh. This scheme provided free medicines for 5 days before hospitalisation and 15 days after discharge. Speaking on the poor condition of health facilities in Bihar, Mr. Gehlot said that the state is beset by serious diseases, and there are neither hospitals, nor proper doctors, nor medicines in Bihar. Referencing the recent CAG report, Mr. Gehlot said, 'There is a huge shortage of medical staff here. Out of the total 59,168 sanctioned posts, only 23,851 posts are filled, which means 60% posts are vacant. Similarly, 89% of posts for Ayush doctors are vacant. There is a huge shortage of paramedical staff, and 79% of posts are vacant.' He further said, 'There is a huge shortfall in specialist doctors. There are only 1,580 specialist doctors against 5,081 posts. There is a shortage of health sub-centres, PHCs and sub-divisional hospitals. There is also a shortage of beds in district hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals, and primary health centres.' Accompanied by Bihar Congress in-charge Krishna Allavaru and Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar, the former CM stressed that Bihar faces a huge shortage of lab equipment ranging from 25% to 100%, and only 54% of lab technicians are employed. Budgetary apathy Speaking on the negligence in the budget, he claimed that out of ₹69,790 crore from 2016 to 2022, only 69% has been spent by the Bihar government, and ₹21,743 crore remained unused. Mr. Allavaru also attacked the condition of the health system, alleging that the present government has made Bihar a sick state. 'The people of Bihar are experiencing a huge failure of health services. The government of Trouble Engine in Bihar has put the health system in the ICU,' Mr. Allavaru said. Bihar Congress chief alleged even emergency patients do not get beds and proper health care in PMCH (Patna Medical College and Hospital), the biggest hospital in the state. On Sunday (June 29, 2025), senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Digvijay Singh took a dig at the Bihar CM, saying that the education system was ruined in the state.
