Kushwaha launches fresh attack against Nitish Kumar govt

Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha launched a fresh attack against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday, alleging that his government was making claims of good governance, while remaining oblivious to the prevailing "lawlessness" in the state.

The fresh outbursts of Kushwaha came during his visit to Paliganj on the outskirts of the city, where he had gone to meet the bereaved family members of his party's block president, Amit Bhushan alias Kuttu, who was gunned down Tuesday night at a public function, where a number of police officials were present.

After consoling the bereaved family members, Kushwaha told reporters, "Such incidents have become a daily occurrence. And if claims of good governance are being made amidst such lawlessness, then it means that those in power have some peculiar definition of the term."
Sub Divisional Police Officer, Paliganj, Manoj Kumar Pandey told PTI over phone, "Bhushan was fired at from a distance of about 100 metres in Mera village, where the SHO of the police station concerned, along with other personnel, was present since the village is Naxal-infested."
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader and MLC Prem Chandra Mishra urged Kushwaha to realise that "he stands to gain nothing and lose everything while in the NDA. He should join our Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance), where he will get due respect."