Protest in Bihar Legislature against BJP leader’s death; BJP celebrated ‘Black Day’

PATNA: Fierce protests by members of the opposition BJP in both the Houses of the Legislature in Bihar over the death of a party leader, which they attributed to police lathicharge, led to an adjournment till 2 pm within minutes of the commencement of proceedings. Postponed On the last day of the monsoon session, BJP members came to the Legislature wearing black badges, while some of them wore kurtas or ‘gamcha’ of the same color around their necks.

The marshals pulled out Lalganj MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh, who entered the well and climbed onto a table meant for reporting staff. The MLA tore his black kurta in a show of frustration while other BJP members stood inside the Well, trying to turn the tables and hurling abuses at the ruling RJD MLAs, right after Speaker Awadh Bihari Chowdhary announced that the House would reassemble. lunch.

Similar ruckus was witnessed in the Upper House where little business could be transacted after Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Chowdhury presented the supplementary budget. The BJP, which organized a ‘Vidhan Sabha march’ on Thursday, alleged that its Jehanabad district general secretary Vijay Singh died due to injuries sustained in the “brutal” lathicharge by the police.

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#Watch , Patna: BJP MLA Sanjay Singh marshalled out of Bihar Assembly pic.twitter.com/jmi52qe5lf— ANI (@ANI) 14 July 2023

However, the administration claimed that CCTV footage showed that the deceased was not at Dak Bungalow crossing when “mild” use of force was made and doctors at the hospital, where he breathed his last, found no injuries on his body. Traces not found.

The BJP on Friday said the death of its Jehanabad district general secretary Vijay Singh in an alleged police lathicharge in Patna was a “premeditated conspiracy” by the Nitish Kumar government to prevent the people of the state from demanding their rights and justice. BJP leader and Union minister Nityanand Rai said the “brutal” lathicharge and use of tear gas shells by the police on BJP leaders and workers during protests against various decisions of the Bihar government was reminiscent of the British Raj.

“The police lathicharge on BJP workers was a pre-planned, state-sponsored conspiracy to stop the people of Bihar from demanding their rights and justice,” the Minister of State for Home said at a press conference at the BJP headquarters here. “It is Jungle Raj 3.0 in Bihar under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav,” he said. Rai said, the BJP demands that the Bihar government withdraw all the decisions taken against the interests of farmers, students and teachers.

He said that the BJP also demands the arrest of those who killed Vijay Singh.