Nitish holds high level meeting on law and order

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held a high level meeting on law and order for the third consecutive day today and directed officials to provide security to construction companies.
The CM also instructed the officials to draw a rule for separation of crime investigation and law and order duty of policemen, an official statement said.
He asked to do this by constituting a committee of high officials.
Kumar said the rule should be drawn for separation of investigation job and law and order duty by June.
Kumar would interact with the DIG and SP of different districts on February 17 for district-wise review of crime situation, the statement said.

The meeting decided to review the system of transfer of policemen in police stations by Superintendent of Police.

On need for helicopter for policing, the CM said it could be taken on lease.
The meeting expressed displeasure over progress of construction of toilet for women in police stations.
While targeting the Sangh parivar, Kumar said that instead
of talking about development, BJP and RSS raised issues like "Love Jehad and Ghar wapsi".
When Bihar Assembly election was underway, BJP and RSS were discussing "beef", the Chief Minister said.
He said during the Assembly polls, leaders of the 'Grand Alliance' were attacked and a number of allegations were levelled against them.

Even news channels showed BJP winning initally during counting day, but people of Bihar trusted us, the JD(U) leader said.
Referring to his government's decision to prohibit the sale of liquor in his state, he asked the Prime Minister about his views on it.
"He (PM) should tell whether he too is willing to have prohibition on alcohol in NDA-ruled states," Kumar said.
He said Gujarat had prohibition when Modi was its Chief Minister but "I ask him as well his party BJP about their views on this matter".