Bihar polls: EC seeks report from DGP on killing of Jan Suraaj worker in Mokama; tension grips region

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Friday sought a report from the DGP on the murder of a Jan Suraaj Party supporter in Mokama, which led to a flare-up.

Tension gripped Mokama ahead of the Bihar elections after the murder of Jan Suraaj Party supporter Dularchand Yadav. He was killed during firing between the two sides while campaigning in the region earlier on Thursday.

Following his death, stones were pelted at the car of Veena Devi, RJD candidate from Mokama, on Friday.


EC has asked the DGP to provide a detailed report at the earliest.

Earlier today, Yadav's body was taken for a postmortem to the Sub-Divisional Hospital in Barh amid heightened security. A large number of supporters staged protests outside the hospital.

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor also condemned the murder of Dularchand Yadav and blamed the administration for the incident.

He called it a clear failure of law and order and said that such incidents reflect the persistence of the "jungle raj" in the state.

The party founder also clarified that Yadav wasn't officially the worker; instead, he was supporting the Jan Suraaj candidate from Mokama, Priyadarshi Piyush.

"He isn't officially a member of Jan Suraaj. He was supporting Piyush Ji, the official Jan Suraaj candidate. This shows that 'jungle-raj' that people have always talked of. Violence has no place in democracy. The murder of someone is the responsibility of the administration and those responsible for law and order, and it's their failure," Prashant Kishor told ANI.

"'Baahubali' may belong to any caste, any community, village, or ideology, but what is wrong is wrong. I've said in a previous statement that strongmen aren't afraid to fight strongmen. They're afraid to fight good people. Therefore, Jan Suraaj has provided the public with this option. Not just in Mokama, but in many other areas of Bihar... Now it's up to the people of Bihar to choose clean people or the same old corrupt, strongmen," he added.

"Police received information that the convoys of two parties were crossing each other when one party fired at the other over some issue, and also tried to run them over. FIR will be registered and further action will be taken. FSL has been informed. Proper investigation will be done here and further action will be taken," Abhishek Singh, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Barh-2 said.

Police added that a proper investigation would be conducted in the case, and further action would be taken.

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