PATNA: Former CM and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday held the main opposition RJD responsible for the rise in the incidents of crime in the state.
Manjhi, who is undergoing treatment after being infected with coronavirus, tweeted, “If you (RJD) and your allies succeed in convincing workers and leaders lodged in jails, about 80% incidents of crime will automatically decline.”
Slamming the RJD and its allies for shedding crocodile tears over some recent incidents of crime, Manjhi said, “This is a misnomer and nothing else. But people are aware of their intentions. They will not be misled by their ulterior motives.”
Manjhi’s remarks came in response to former CM Rabri Devi’s statement on the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Rabri, in her statement, had said, “There is bloodbath all around. People are being butchered. The credit goes to the ruling party.”
The HAM(S) chief, however, said major incidents of crime have been detected by the police and accused arrested. On Thursday, he had urged CM Nitish Kumar to ensure the release of the poor languishing in jail for violation of prohibition law.
The children and many families of the poor were on the brink of starvation as the earning members were lodged in jails for more than three months for petty crime like violating liquor ban in the state. “The government should look into the grievances of such families and make provision for release of those accused on bail,” he had tweeted.
HAM(S) meet on January 6: The HAM(S) national executive committee meet that was earlier slated on December 18 will now be held on January 6, the party’s secretary-general and minister Santosh Suman said on Friday. The date has been extended as HAM(S) president and former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi is recuperating from Covid-19 infection. Party spokesman Danish Rizwan said the election of the party president and other office-bearers will be held at the January 6 meet.