Those who challenged law & order during my rule doing it

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Dec 29 2015 | 6:49 PM IST
Faced with the charge of return of 'jungle raj' in Bihar amid the spurt in crime in the state, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said those who had challenged law and order during his rule were doing it again.
Lalu asked the Nitish Kumar government to take all measures to restore law and order situation in the state.
"Those who had challenged law and order during my (RJD rule for 15 years) are doing it all over again," Lalu told reporters at a press conference here.
Warning those responsible for the spurt in crime in Bihar with serious consequences, he urged the police brass to do everything to make the state crime-free.
"It is our government in Bihar... I appeal to the police to make Bihar crime-free by taking stringent actions against criminals and anti-social elements who are out to bring disrepute to the state government," Lalu said.
Exuding confidence about peaceful law and order situation in Bihar under the grand alliance government headed by Nitish Kumar, he said the state government was determined to contain the crime graph by reining in criminals.
On the murder case of the two engineers of a private
construction company in Darbhanga district three days ago, the RJD supremo condemned the incident and asked the state government and the employers of slain engineers to provide all assistance to their kin.
Lalu said it appeared to be a plan to extort ransom from other construction companies carrying out projects in Bihar by sending them a message about their designs with the murder of the two engineers.
On the spurt in incidents of bank loot, he did not rule out the hand of insiders, namely bank officials and employees, but did not explain it any further.
It may be mentioned that opposition BJP has been targeting the state government by saying 'jungle raj' had returned in Bihar, a reference to the presence of RJD in the Nitish Kumar government, due to spurt in crimes capped by murder of three engineers - two in Darbhanga and one in Vaishali - in the past four days.
Presiding over a review meeting of the home department yesterday, the Chief Minister too had chided the police brass for spurt in crimes and directed them to ensure rule of law in Bihar.
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First Published: Dec 29 2015 | 6:49 PM IST

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