Emergency-like situation in Bihar: Rashtriya Janata Dal

PATNA: The RJD has charged chief minister Nitish Kumar with bringing an emergency-like situation in Bihar and condemned the manner in which workers of all opposition parties were rounded up and arrested under Section 107 of the CrPC in Supaul district, where the district SP forced closure of all shops, while in Araria all primary and secondary schools were forced to remain open even as the government had announced closure on account of Anant Chaturdashi.
RJD state president Ramchandra Purbey, leader of opposition in the legislative assembly Abdul Bari Siddiqui and general secretary Ram Kripal Yadav in a joint press conference said that these were not the only instances of police oppression during the CM's Adhikar Yatra in Kosi belt. They said heavy police deployment was made at Bhajanpura village of Forbesganj district, so that the family members of police firing victims could not meet the chief minister and express their woes. "What is happening in Bihar? What is prevailing in Bihar - democracy or dictatorship? And, what message does Nitish Kumar want to give to the world?" they asked.
The RJD leaders further said the incidents at Khagaria and Begusarai were not solitary examples of people's protest during the CM's yatra. Earlier too, people had expressed their anger during his yatras in Buxar, Bikramganj, Sasaram, Chenari, Kaimur, Motihari, Bettiah, Muzaffarpur and Sheikhpura as well, but the CM simply ignored people's anger.
The manner in which the CM spoke in threatening tone at Darbhanga and Khagaria speaks volumes about his dictatorial mindset, they alleged and asked whether the CM wanted to ignore the demands of students, unorganized workers, students and youths. "Why is the CM converting his meeting venues in police garrison?," the RJD leaders asked and added that the real face of Nitish has now been exposed.