Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reminded the media on Friday of the crimes that used to occur during the Lalu-Rabri rule, despite increasing criticism of the worsening law and order situation in the state.
Unidentified cyclists allegedly shot dead IndiGo Airlines station manager Rupesh Kumar Singh (40) near the Shastri Nagar police station area in Patna on January 12. Seven bullet shells, five from the SUV in which Rupesh was travelling and two from outside, were retrieved from the location.
While Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of Bihar, who also owns the home portfolio, asked DGP SK Singhal to ensure a speedy trial in the event, an arrest is yet to be made by the Patna Police.
Kumar, criticizing reporters for asking him questions, accused the media of “trying to demoralise” the police force of Bihar. The CM reported that the Rupesh Kumar murder case is being investigated by the State Police Forum
“The murder of Rupesh Kumar Singh is unfortunate, and police are investigating the case. The media should not forget that the government was cracking down on crime and criminals,” Kumar said.
The media should not demoralize the police when they responsibly do their duties,”The media should not demoralise the police as they are doing their duty responsibly,”
Nitish Kumar further reminded the media of the crimes that used to occur between 1990 and 2005 when Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi were chief ministers.
“Media should highlight what was the state of affairs in Bihar before 2005 when crime and violence used to take place. Is the situation in the state today similar to what it was before 2005? Bihar ranks at 23rd place today across the country in crime,” said Nitish Kumar.
The opposition parties are now slamming Nitish Kumar, who has the picture of ‘Sushashan Babu’ in Bihar, for failing to bring down the state’s crime graph after he returned for the seventh time in November 2020 as the CM.
A teenage girl was reportedly gang-raped and burned alive at her home in Muzaffarpur on January 11. The victim later died from her injuryA 15-year-old deaf and silent girl was reportedly gang-raped in the Madhubani district in another horrifying incident. Since committing the horrific crime, the attackers allegedly hurt her eyes with a sharp instrument such that she refused to recognise them.
In the meantime, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav said that Nitish Kumar should either resign from his position because he lost, or give the home portfolio to some other minister.
