‘Double speak’: Chirag Paswan slams Nitish over rising crime; RDJ asks why he is in alliance with ‘corrupt’ Bihar govt | India News

NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday accused Union minister Chirag Paswan of “double speak” over his remarks on recent spurge in crime in Bihar.A day after Chirag criticised chief minister Nitish Kumar and expressed shame over supporting a government where crime is “uncontrolled,” RJD MP Manoj Jha pointed the Union minister’s “closeness” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and advised the Union minister to press for the formation of a fact-finding team to assess the law and order situation in Bihar.“This is a clear example of double speak, and now he’s proving to be a master of it. You have close ties with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. A fact-finding team is sent to Bengal—why not to Bihar? Demand one. I’m not even asking you to resign. Just demand a fact-finding team so the truth can come out,” said RJD MP Manoj Jha.“You (Chirag Paswan) are not an ordinary person—you’re a Union minister. I have worked for years with Ram Vilas Paswan ji. If you truly carry forward his ideological legacy, then you should pick up the phone and demand that a fact-finding team be sent. Only then will it be clear that this was not just a statement for show.” Jha added.Earlier on Saturday, Tejashwi Yadav also took a swipe at Chirag Paswan, accusing him of having a “lust for power” and portraying himself powerless. He also “There’s complete criminal disorder; the concept of law and order has collapsed. Chirag Paswan is raising these issues, but he himself is part of the same government. He’s a powerful Union minister, and his party has 5 MPs. Then why is he acting so helpless?” Tejashwi asked.“On one hand, he is criticising his own government, and on the other, he’s portraying himself as powerless. If you really believe crime has surged in Bihar, if rapes are happening, if corruption is rampant—then why are you still in that alliance? Because you love your position. You’ve become so weak that despite being in power, you’re unable to act,” he added.This comes after Chirag expressed anguish over the deteriorating law and order in Bihar.“I feel ashamed that I am supporting a government where crime has become uncontrolled,” Chirag said.“The way crime is happening in Bihar, the administration has totally bowed down in front of the criminals. It is correct that this incident required condemnation, but why such incidents are happening? There is a series of crimes. If it continues like this, the situation would be frightening, rather, it has become so,” he added.Chirag’s attack on the Nitish Kumar-led government came in the wake of a series of disturbing crimes in Bihar. Most recently, a 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a moving ambulance after collapsing during a Home Guard recruitment drive in Gaya district. The incident took place on July 24 in Bodh Gaya, where candidates were undergoing a physical endurance test.As Bihar moves closer to elections, the battle lines are clearly drawn. The NDA — with BJP, JD(U), and LJP (RV) — is preparing to face a united opposition led by RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, with backing from Congress and Left parties across all seats.