PATNA: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday took a dig at CM Nitish Kumar over alleged rise in crime in the state. LJP is an ally of the ruling NDA in the state.
“Law and order situation in the state has deteriorated to a great extent when compared to the first term of the NDA rule. There is an urgent need to control crime,” Chirag told reporters here.
Chirag, who is on his ‘Bihar first, Bihari First Yatra’, said Nitish came to power in 2005 due to poor law and order in the state. “However, the law and order situation in the state is no better today,” he said.
The LJP national president, however, added that he was not pointing fingers at the government. “People who matter in the government should improve their style of functioning in the larger interests of the masses. I have taken a pledge to make Bihar and its people first in the country and my statement should be construed in that perspective only,” he said.
The Jamui MP had earlier expressed concern over non-functioning of ‘Dial 100’ in most districts, except Patna. “There is no use of Dial 100 in many districts. People have been left to fend for themselves while the police officers are least bothered about their grievances,” Chirag had said.
Chirag had also offered his “moral support” to the 3.67 lakh striking contractual teachers. The sub-inspector aspirants, who are on warpath in support of their demands, had also got support from Chirag.
However, Chirag’s remarks didn’t go down well with JD(U), which advised the LJP leader to follow the ‘gathbandhan dharma’ before making any statement. Shrawan Kumar, a senior JD(U) leader and ministerial colleague of Nitish, said, “Gathbandhan ki partiyon ko pahle samiksha karni chahiye tabhi koi statement dena chahiye.”
Referring to Chirag’s statement that LJP is not a part of the government in the state, Kumar said LJP leader Pashupati Kumar Paras was a minister in the Nitish Kumar government before he was elected as MP from Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency.
“Law and order situation in the state has deteriorated to a great extent when compared to the first term of the NDA rule. There is an urgent need to control crime,” Chirag told reporters here.
Chirag, who is on his ‘Bihar first, Bihari First Yatra’, said Nitish came to power in 2005 due to poor law and order in the state. “However, the law and order situation in the state is no better today,” he said.
The LJP national president, however, added that he was not pointing fingers at the government. “People who matter in the government should improve their style of functioning in the larger interests of the masses. I have taken a pledge to make Bihar and its people first in the country and my statement should be construed in that perspective only,” he said.
The Jamui MP had earlier expressed concern over non-functioning of ‘Dial 100’ in most districts, except Patna. “There is no use of Dial 100 in many districts. People have been left to fend for themselves while the police officers are least bothered about their grievances,” Chirag had said.
Chirag had also offered his “moral support” to the 3.67 lakh striking contractual teachers. The sub-inspector aspirants, who are on warpath in support of their demands, had also got support from Chirag.
However, Chirag’s remarks didn’t go down well with JD(U), which advised the LJP leader to follow the ‘gathbandhan dharma’ before making any statement. Shrawan Kumar, a senior JD(U) leader and ministerial colleague of Nitish, said, “Gathbandhan ki partiyon ko pahle samiksha karni chahiye tabhi koi statement dena chahiye.”
Referring to Chirag’s statement that LJP is not a part of the government in the state, Kumar said LJP leader Pashupati Kumar Paras was a minister in the Nitish Kumar government before he was elected as MP from Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency.
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