New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Bihar legislative assembly Leader of Opposition and former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday criticised Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's remarks over the incident of arson in the State's Nawada district accusing him and his son of following the "RSS school" of thought.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader also slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government and said that the BJP in the power at the Centre and in the State, and they should take action against the cuprits.
Responding to Jitan Ram Manjhi's allegation that 90 per cent of those involved in the incident were RJD supporters and were from a particular caste, Tejashwi Yadav said, "He (Jitan Ram Manjhi) and his son have studied in RSS's school. Whatever the BJP and RSS tells him he gives a statement based on that. Who is in power right now? They are in the government both at the Centre and in the state. They should take action against the culprits, who is stopping them? Tejashwi said.
Union Minister Manjhi, in a post on social media platform X said, "There is a strange drama of the opposition in our country. The opposition people first get the Dalits tortured and then turns the incident into an issue and raises questions on the working style of the government. 90 per cent of the people arrested in the Nawada incident belong to a particular caste and are RJD supporters. Will Rahul Gandhi now say something on this or will he remain silent?"
In a shocking incident on the night of September 18, about 20-25 houses were set on fire by unidentified miscreants in the Mufassil Police Station area in Krishnanagar in Nawada district.
Providing crucial details on the arson incident Nawada Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDO) Akhilesh Kumar on Thursday confirmed that atleast 15 people have been arrested in the case.
According to Sunil Kumar, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Sadar Nawada, initial investigations suggest that a land dispute may be the primary cause behind the arson incident.
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi called for immediate action against the culprits emphasizing that the State police must swiftly take measures to rehabilitate the victims
Lashing out at the NDA government and accusing them of sheltering anarchists who intimidate the Bahujans, Rahul said that the silence of the Prime Minister on such an incident is a "seal of approving" this big conspiracy.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan also expressed strong condemnation over the incident and described the act as "extremely shameful and reprehensible."
As a major ally of the NDA government, Paswan called on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to take decisive action. "I demand that such culprits be arrested as soon as possible and given the harshest punishment," he stated, emphasizing the need for financial assistance for the victims. (ANI)
