Amid the sudden spurt in crime and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s claim that crime rate has come down, the law and order has become a hot topic in Bihar these days with the Opposition slamming the Government and Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi even urging the criminals to hold their activities at least during ‘Pitrapaksh’ in Bodh Gaya.
Nitish himself put a question mark on the governance saying there was lack of coordination in the bureaucracy and particularly between IAS and IPS officials. The administration was not up to the mark due to poor coordination between the DM and SP in the districts. “The incidents of murders were mainly due to land disputes,” the CM said and expressed suspicion of the involvement of the officials in such disputes.
Addressing a police function here on Tuesday, the CM asked the DGP, Chief Secretary and home secretary to look into this issue and ensure coordination between the IAS and IPS officers and ask them to hold meeting twice a month.
The CM stressed on maintaining social balance in the posting of police in the police stations because the maintenance of law and order started from police stations level.
Addressing another function Nitish said, “Nobody can stop mar-kat (violence and killings). Some people have interest only in violence and bloodshed. But this is a small part of entire picture still only this picture is blown up and there is no mention of the good works done by our Government for the people.”
The political circles were talking about the speech of Deputy CM Modi at Bodh Gaya on Monday when he “appealed” the criminals not to indulge in crime for 15 days during Pitrapaksh.”During this period people from outside and abroad come to Gaya for pind-dan and the criminals should not do anything which bring bad name to Bihar. The police is alert and make all preventive care still crimes are committed. I with folded hands appeal to criminals not to commit crime at least during this period,” Modi said while inaugurating the fair.
Modi’s appeal to the criminals triggered a barrage of attack on the Government. “After folding hands, Modi should also hold their feet,” reacted leader of opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. RJD supremo Lalu Prasad who is in jail hospital, tweeted, “You are folding hands and holding and washing feet of criminals. You should feel ashamed. Government is not run by making requests to criminals and seeking mercy but with might strict actions. You have grabbed power through back door so you have no courage.”
Modi retaliated, “After being convicted in four cases Lalu could neither contest elections nor issue statements from jail. The CBI and judiciary should take notice of his political statement through tweets and stop him from playing politics.”