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  • Tejashwi meets Bihar Governor, hands over memorandum on ‘deteriorating’ law and order

    By PTI
    PATNA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday met Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan and handed over a memorandum highlighting the alleged deterioration in the state’s law and order situation.

    Yadav, leader of the opposition in the state assembly, visited the Raj Bhavan heading a delegation of senior RJD leaders.

    “The governor took a serious note of the points made by us in the memorandum and gave the assurance of his intervention,” Yadav later told reporters.

    In the two-page memorandum, the former deputy chief minister alleged that as per the NCRB figures, the number of cognisable offences reported in the state grew more than two- fold between 2005, when Nitish Kumar took over as the chief minister, and 2019.

    He also highlighted the failure of the police in nabbing those involved in the murder of Rupesh Kumar Singh, a well-connected airline official who was gunned down by unidentified assailants in Patna last week.

    “We reiterate that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has become tired and helpless and incapable of handling his responsibilities. He holds the Home portfolio and knows it well enough that his claims of rule of law are hollow,” Yadav said.

  • JD-U to RJD: Cross-defection fears drive Bihar’s political parties into a frenzy

    Express News Service
    PATNA: Despite the end of ‘kharmas’ (a period under which no auspicious work is done as per Hindu calendar) on Makar Sankranti, the fear of cross ‘defection’ continues to plague all political parties in Bihar.

    On Thursday, state’s JD-U chief Umesh Kushwaha dropped a bombshell predicting a major breakup within the RJD-led Grand Alliance in the next few days.

    Recently, an ex-MLA from Congress, Bharat Singh, had also expressed worry that 11 out of 19 MLAs could switch over to the saffron side.

    Senior RJD spokesperson Mritunjay Tiwari however denied any possibility of distress in the party and claimed that many from the ruling alliance instead were keen on jumping ship after being disgruntled with the state of affairs. 

    Shyam Rajak also claimed that 17 MLAs of the ruling party were hobnobbing with him to switch over to RJD after January 14, a claim JD-U quashed.

    The NDA has formed the government under the leadership of Nitish Kumar with a thin majority and support of two smaller allies – with 4 MLAs from VIP, another 4 from HAM, and 1 independent.

    Concerns over defection, both in the NDA and opposition, gained momentum after the Arunachal Pradesh incident, and have since caught the parties by a frenzy. 

    For RJD in particular, fear of a split has intensified in the wake of JDU MP of Lok Sabha Rajiv Ranjan Singh’s (alias Lallan Singh) support to Bhupendra Yadav’s claim about major desertion of MLAs from RJD.

    Inside sources from both GA and NDA however claim that all parties are treading with caution.

  • Tejashwi slams Bihar’s law and order situation under CM Nitish Kumar, says goons ‘running the govt’

    Express News Service
    PATNA: Lashing out at the NDA government over an unprecedented rise in crimes in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav slammed the deteriorating law and order system in the state and dubbed Nitish Kumar as the ‘selected and nominated Chief Minister of BJP’ on Wednesday.

    “Bihar has gone into the wrong hands. Goons have a field day and ruling the roots while CM Nitish Kumar wastes his entire energy in editing and hushing up the news of the crime in the media,” Yadav said.

    Interacting with media persons a day after the murder of Patna–based station head of Indigo airlines, Rupesh K Singh, Yadav said that Singh was killed merely two kilometers away from the CM’s residence.

    “Murder, robbery, extortion, rape, and corruption cases have gone out of control but CM Nitish Kumar does not even like to speak to the kin of the victims. Where is PM Narendra Modi now? Why doesn’t he reply as to who is the ‘Maharaja of Mahajangalraj’? Now, only goons are running the government,” he said.

    Yadav also added that Kumar was made the CM “under pressure” and asked him to step away from the Home Department if he cannot manage it effectively.

    He also mocked Nitish Kumar by stating that no district in the state was bereft of crimes and that the situation would differ drastically if the government took requisite actions to curb it.

    Meanwhile, no breakthrough was achieved a day after the killing of the Indigo airlines employee, although ADG (HQ) Jitendra Kumar told the media a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to crack the case.

    CM Nitish Kumar also expressed his condolences and assured of speedy arrest and trial of the accused.

    “Not a single case of crime can be tolerated and police must deal the criminals with strong hands,” Kumar said.

    According to official figures, over 17,000 persons were killed between 2015 to 2020 while more than 7,000 rape cases have been lodged during the same period in the state.

    ALSO WATCH | Bihar Elections Explained: Why Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD got maximum votes but not the CM-seat

    As per another official figure, 252 people were kidnapped for ransom in the last five years while 27 cases of bank robbery were registered as well.

  • We will boycott Assembly session if it is truncated: Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav

    Express News Service
    PATNA: Bihar’s leader of Opposition from RJD Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday threatened to lay siege around CM Nitish Kumar and deputy CMs Tar Kishor Prasad and Renu Devi’s residences if the budget session of the state assembly is truncated and does not work to its full lenght.

    Talking to the media on Sunday, Tejashwi Yadav said that the Mahagatvandhan (Grand Alliance) will form a human chain across Bihar on January 30 in protest of the newly introduced farm bills and in solidarity with the farmers protesting against it. The leaders and supporters of RJD, Congress and other allies of Mahagatvandhan will form the human chain showing a collective solidarity to the farmers,

    Tejashwi Yadav said that the speaker has requested that the upcoming budget session of the assembly be reduced due to possible vaccination drive for COVID-19 in March. “I have requested the speaker to hold a meeting with all the parties. Why is the government running away from questions”, he said, adding that how will the peoples’ representatives ask questions if the session does not work to its full length.

    “Now they are trying to tell us that just 243 members of the House cannot assemble because of the pandemic. They are talking about vaccination. Can they give a tentative date of its commencement? Do they have even a faint idea as to how many vials of the shot will be made available to Bihar?” Yadav asked mockingly.

    Underscoring that legislative business had suffered in the state over the past one year because of the pandemic, Yadav said if the upcoming session was shortened “we will boycott it and gherao the residences of the Chief Minister and the deputy CMs”.

    Accusing CM Nitish Kumar of ruining the state, he said that Nitish Kumar has virtually become a bargainer instead of  a leader remaining a leader. “You can see how he treated George Fernandes, Digvijay Singh and RJD in the past. He had managed to come into power through backdoor and now is trying to remain in power”, Tejashwi alleged.

    He said that 50 farmers, who were opposed to the agricultural bills, have lost their lives as martyrs. “But neither the central government nor the Nitish government has anything to help farmers.  Farmers of Bihar are forced to sell paddy at cheap prices.  Paddy is not being procured at MSP.  The government is making the farmers poor”, he said.

    (With PTI inputs)

  • JDU MLA claims Nitish will leave CM post after six months, Tejashwi will form government

    By ANI
    BHAGALPUR: JDU MLA Gopal Mandal has claimed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will step down from his post after six months and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav will form the government in the state.

    On Wednesday there was a phone conversation between Gopal Mandal and Bihpur MLA E Shailendra in which it was alleged that Gopal Mandal was abusing and using casteist slur. About this, the Navagachiya JDU held a press conference at the local hotel in Bhagalpur on Thursday.

    During the press conference, JDU MLA Gopal Mandal from Gopalpur denied the allegations in the viral audio and said that the viral audio was not correct.

    During this, he said that it was made viral by E Shailendra. “What kind of coalition is this,” he said.

    He even said, “After 6 months, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will step down from his post and the government of Tejashwi Yadav will be formed.”

  • CM Bhupesh Baghel said – Bihar needs new engine, ‘double engine’ is outdated

    Two-phase polling of Bihar assembly elections has been completed. Now the third phase is to be voted on November 7. In this sequence, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who came to Bihar for campaigning for the Grand Alliance candidate, had a special conversation and said that Bihar needs a new engine.

    Bhupesh Bhaghel said, “The double engine is outdated which cannot pull the vehicle. In such a situation, the state needs a new engine of sizzling. It is time to turn the rot, otherwise the roti will burn.” At the same time, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav promised to give 10 lakh jobs when the government comes and he said that if the intention is right then it is absolutely possible. We kept our promise to the farmers in Chhattisgarh. Even then the BJP was raising questions.

    At the same time, criticizing the slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by BJP leaders in the election meetings, he said, “Our ancestors ate sticks for the slogan of Bharat Mata ki Jai and for the tricolor. These people were the informers of the British. Read what Savarkar said about Gau Mata. “

  • PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav, Chirag Paswan urge people of Bihar to cast vote

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters to exercise their electoral rights as polling for the first phase of Bihar Assembly polls is underway.

    “Today is the first round of voting in Bihar assembly elections. I urge all voters to ensure their participation in this festival of democracy, taking precautions related to Covid. Maintain 6-feet distance and wear a mask. Remember first vote, then refreshment!” Modi tweeted.

    Voting began on 71 constituencies spread across 16 districts in the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections on Wednesday at 7 am.

    As many as 1,066 candidates are in the fray including 42 from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), 35 from Janata Dal (United), 29 from BJP, 21 from Congress and 8 from Left parties.

    Bihar is witnessing a triangular contest with the ruling JDU-BJP alliance and grand alliance (RJD, Congress and others) and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which is eying the role of a kingmaker in case of a hung Assembly.

    On one side is the NDA which includes JD-U (contesting 115 seats), BJP (110 seats), Vikassheel Insaan Party (11 seats) and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (7 seats).

    Mahagathbandhan which picked Tejashwi Yadav as chief ministerial candidate constitutes RJD (144 seats) and the Congress with 70 seats. Other alliance partners include the CPI-ML (19 seats), CPI (6 seats), and the CPIM (4 seats).

  • NDA may get 160 seats, but BJP will dominate Nitish

    According to a survey conducted for the Bihar Assembly elections, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government can be formed once again in the state. A similar figure has been encountered in the Open Now poll of Times Now and Sea Voters. According to the survey, the NDA can win 160 seats out of the total 243 assembly seats in Bihar. 

    While the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) -led grand alliance can get 76 seats. Others have 7 seats, of which five can get LJP. If we talk about party wise seats, then BJP can get 85 seats in JDU, 70 seats in JDU and 5 seats for us and VIPs in 160 seats of NDA. At the same time, RJD can get 56 seats in the grand alliance, Congress 15 and the Left 5 seats. 

    Voters were also questioned in this survey conducted for the Bihar Assembly Election, which has revealed the answer. People were asked in the survey, which is the most important issue for them in this election? In response to which about 49 percent people said that the biggest issue for them is job. At the same time, electricity, water and road is the issue for 12.9 percent people. Corruption was the issue for 8.7 per cent of the people, At the same time, in response to a question about the performance of the current Nitish Kumar-led NDA government, 43.6 per cent people have said bad, while 29 per cent people have said good and 27.5 per cent people have given average. In response to a question mainly about how Nitish Kumar’s performance is rated, 28.2 percent people have described it as good. 42 per cent of the people reported poor and 29.2 per cent rated Nitish Kumar’s performance as average. At the same time, the answer to the question of who is preferred as Chief Minister, 32 per cent people have agreed to the name of Nitish Kumar, second place 17.6 per cent took the name of Tejashwi Yadav and 12.5 per cent took the name of Sushil Modi.while women safety was for 7.1 per cent and education for 6.7 per cent.