"People Living In Fear": Ex Minister's Friendly Fire Over Bihar Murders

Earlier, Union Minister and LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan targeted Bihar police and asked "how many more murders will Biharis face now?"

Patna:

A day after BJP ally Chirag Paswan targeted the Nitish Kumar government over the string of murders in Bihar, the JDU-BJP ruling alliance and Bihar police have drawn friendly fire from senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav.

Speaking to the media after a BJP leader was shot dead in Patna last night, Mr Yadav said the frequent incidents of murder are a cause for concern. Flagging police response to the crimes, he said people "are living in fear" and it is the administration's responsibility to prevent the recurrence of such crimes.

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