The Congress on Wednesday alleged that “democracy has been murdered” in Bihar after opposition legislators have been allegedly roughed up by the police contained in the state Assembly.
Unprecedented chaos erupted contained in the Bihar Assembly on Tuesday when police was known as to help the marshals in evicting opposition members who allegedly tried to bodily forestall the Speaker from taking his Chair. The turmoil was a results of a Bill launched within the House by the Nitish Kumar authorities, with a view to giving extra energy to the police drive.
Despite protests outdoors the Assembly by the Opposition towards what it termed a “draconian” regulation, Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021 was handed within the State Assembly Tuesday and can now be tabled within the Legislative Council.
Meanwhile, in a contemporary growth, an FIR has been registered towards RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and different unnamed get together employees, in response to ANI.
Reacting to the entire episode, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday mentioned the “embarrassing” incident that unfolded in Bihar Assembly has made it clear that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is firmly beneath the affect of BJP and RSS.
Gandhi mentioned these stripping democracy haven’t any proper to name themselves a authorities.
“It is clear from the shameful events in Bihar Assembly that the chief minister is firmly under the influence of BJP and RSS. Those stripping democracy have no right to call themselves a government,” Gandhi mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.
#बिहार विधानसभा की शर्मनाक घटना से साफ़ है कि मुख्यमंत्री पूरी तरह RSS/BJP-मय हो चुके हैं।
लोकतंत्र का चीरहरण करने वालों को सरकार कहलाने का कोई अधिकार नहीं है।
विपक्ष फिर भी जनहित में आवाज़ उठाता रहेगा- हम नहीं डरते!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 24, 2021
He mentioned the opposition will proceed to lift points in public curiosity and don’t worry something.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala urged individuals to lift their voice towards the alleged police excessive handedness in Bihar the place RJD and Congress MLAs have been allegedly assaulted and manhandled by the police.
He mentioned they have been elevating their voice towards the passage of the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill within the state meeting, that may empower the police to place anybody behind bars.
“Democracy had been murdered in Bihar and if the people of the country will not raise their voice now, there will be no democracy left in the country,” he instructed reporters.
He additional alleged that hooliganism has turn into the order of the day by the JDU and BJP in Bihar.
प्रजातंत्र के मंदिर यानि बिहार विधानसभा के अंदर विधायकों को लात व घूंसे से पुलिस द्वारा पिटवाया गया, विधायकों पर पत्थरबाजी हुई, विधायकों और महिला विधायकों को घसीटा गया।
बिहार विधानसभा में लोकतंत्र को शर्मसार करने वाली जदयू-भाजपा सरकार के कृत्य पर श्री @rssurjewala का वक्तव्य। pic.twitter.com/fXLhqjEA2n
— Congress (@INCIndia) March 24, 2021
Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally slammed the Nitish Kumar authorities for the motion meted out to the opposition legislators, saying that the BJP and its allies clearly don’t respect democracy.
बिहार में जिस पार्टी को भाजपा ने चुन-चुन कर कमजोर कर दिया वो भाजपाई इशारों पर जन प्रतिनिधियों के साथ निर्मम व्यवहार कर रही है। महिला विधायकों का अपमान किया गया। स्पष्ट है भाजपा, उनके सहयोगी दल लोकतंत्र का आदर नहीं करते।
ये घटना भाजपा-जद यू सरकार के डर और कायरपन की निशानी है। pic.twitter.com/eu4PBANhPK
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 24, 2021
Tejashwi Yadav, additionally earlier within the day, tweeted a video of the Assembly the place the Opposition MLAs have been being blocked by the police.
“Draconian Act which will give absolute powers to Police,so that it can act as veritable arm of Nitish’s dictatorial politics, has been passed in police protection by throwing out battered MLAs using Police itself. See how Police is blocking our MLAs inside the house. Shameless!,” he tweeted.
Draconian Act which can give absolute powers to Police,in order that it might act as veritable arm of Nitish’s dictatorial politics, has been handed in police safety by throwing out battered MLAs utilizing Police itself.
See how Police is obstructing our MLAs inside the home. Shameless! pic.twitter.com/EnUNg5GsWM
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 24, 2021
Tejashwi Yadav, his brother and former minister Tej Pratap Yadav, and over 50 Opposition leaders, staged a protest on the busy Dak Bungalow crossing in Patna on Tuesday towards the Bill. The leaders later courted arrest after the police used water cannons to convey the state of affairs beneath management.
With PTI inputs
