Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister and senior Janata Dal (United) leader Vijay Choudhary said on Saturday that people from minority communities in the state need not fear the new NDA government led by BJP leader Samrat Choudhary.
The Janata Dal (United) has convened a meeting of its legislative party on April 20, where a new leader is likely to be elected to fill the leadership vacuum, which has emerged since Nitish Kumar stepped down as Chief Minister and moved to the Rajya Sabha.
Leading the protesting legislators at the Bihar Legislative Council, former Chief Minister Rabri Devi strongly attacked the government over rising crime, violence against women, and issues concerning students.
Addressing party workers on the occasion of Jananayak Karpoori Thakur’s death anniversary in Patna, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly asserted the resilience of the RJD, outlined a roadmap for the party’s future political course, and reiterated his commitment to upholding Karpoori Thakur’s principles.
"A section of voters has been upset over the Agniveer scheme. Our party wants those shortcomings which have been questioned by the public to be discussed in detail and removed," senior JD(U) Leader K C Tyagi said.
The Congress president said he and other partners maintained silence to keep the INDIA bloc intact.
JD-U national president Lallan Singh termed this meeting as “illegal”.
JD (U) issued a show-cause notice to RCP Singh over 'discrepancies in immovable properties and he was asked to file his reply at the earliest.
"I admit that I was in the train and was in the undergarments but that is not a crime. Would you give me death penalty for it?" Mandal queried.
Citing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's implementation of the liquor ban in Bihar, BJP MLC Sanjay Paswan said the population control law should also be implemented in the same way.
