Amidst the blame-game over the Patna serial blasts and the BJP accusing the Bihar Government of lapses, the State BJP too is taking on the Hemant Soren Government in Jharkhand for “protecting criminals”.
With Ranchi’s Indian Mujahideen module coming to fore in the Patna blasts, the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and senior BJP leader Arjun Munda on Tuesday claimed that the State Government is protecting criminals in Jharkhand and this was the reason, why law and order has hit an all-time low.
Taking a dig on the recent link of Ranchi with the Patna terror attacks, Munda said that the situation in Jharkhand has become a matter of great concern. “The recent terror link is the glaring example that the criminals have regained their confidence and are now hatching such conspiracy. The gloomy law and order scenario only goes to show that the administrative machinery is completely out of sync,” he noted.
Addressing a Press meet at Forest Department’s guest house nestled at Telco, he went on to add that the criminals are now moving freely after the new Government in the State due to which incidents of crime have shot up.
Munda also targeted the Bihar Government that though the Central Intelligence Bureau on October 23 issued an alert regarding the rally to be addressed by Narendra Modi in Patna but the Government failed to pay heed to it. He noted that it should be the responsibility of a Chief Minister to ensure safety of visiting senior political leaders.
Answering queries by the mediapersons, Munda claimed the norms as per the lease agreement of 2005 between Tata Steel management and Jharkhand Government is being flouted. Not only has the standard of civic services provided by the company had deteriorated but the areas of the services has also been limited to the company command area only.
“I am equally concerned over these issues and demand that the company should also provide such services like pure drinking water, maintenance of roads, cleanliness and better drainage system in non company areas too,” he said.