"It is the responsibility of a people's representative to raise issues concerning people and no police officer can stop him from doing so," Pappu Yadav told reporters.
The Madhepura MP's reaction came after Patna SSP Vikash Vaibhav's assertions yesterday that the police would move Patna High Court seeking cancellation of Yadav's bail for repeatedly creating law and order problems, as well as breaking rules.
The Patna SSP denied the allegation.
"I am doing duty with all sincerity in accordance with the law and no political meaning should be attached to it," the SSP told PTI.
Vaibhav had yesterday said he had directed his officers to reopen and expedite action in criminal cases pending against Yadav, for which he had obtained bail.
Yadav had recently led an agitation of Special Auxiliary Police jawans raised from retired army personnel and created a law and order situation in the state capital.
Besides Yadav, the police have also decided to oppose the bail plea moved by jailed JD(U) MLA Anant Singh facing a number of charges pertaining to kidnapping, murder, extortion and threats and also history-sheeter Ritlal Yadav, who was elected to Legislative Council recently from Patna.
He added a public meeting has been called tomorrow at Parbatta in Khagaria in protest.
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