New Delhi, July 5 . The Congress today urged the Bihar Governor to intervene immediately, alleging sharp increase in crime and a complete breakdown of law and order throughout the state.
“Bihar is going through a tragedy,” senior Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh said at a press conference at the AICC headquarters here.
“The situation is so grave that the government must be pressured to convene a special session of the Assembly to address the prevailing lawlessness,” he said.
The Congress leader said that yesterday, a prominent businessman, Gopal Khemka, was murdered in Bihar. A few years ago, his son was also killed. This is a matter of grave concern.
Alleging that the government has abandoned the people of Bihar, Singh said, “It has left them to fend for themselves, relying solely on fate. Whenever there is an alliance between Nitish Kumar and the BJP, crimes such as murder and rape tend to rise.”
“There was a time when Bihar was a land of peace, harmony, knowledge, and penance. But today, bullets fired by criminals are setting the state ablaze,” he alleged.
He further highlighted the worrying developments in Patna, where criminals reportedly opened fire near the residence of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav — with the perpetrators still at large. Meanwhile, according to Singh, incidents of rape, including those involving minors, continue to rise, and police officers are being targeted and killed.
Singh further said citing statistics that in Patna alone, there have been 116 murders and 41 rapes so far this year. According to data from the Police Headquarters, there were 1,297 attacks on police personnel within just 151 days last year.
He also cited the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which shows that the total number of crimes in Bihar rose from 1,60,664 in 2005 to 3,47,835 in 2022 — an increase of 323 per cent. Bihar now ranks second only to Uttar Pradesh in the number of murder cases, he said.
Under the 17-year rule of the NDA in the state, Singh claimed more than 53,000 murder cases were registered, and Bihar also ranks second nationally in attempted murders, with 98,169 cases — a 262 per cent rise. Heinous crimes such as murder, rape, kidnapping, ransom, and dacoity have surged by 226 percent, with over 5,59,000 such cases recorded during this period.
Singh also alleged that 2,21,729 women were victims of crime in Bihar, with crimes against women rising by 336 percent. Even more shockingly, kidnapping cases involving women increased by 1,097 percent, while crimes against children have risen by a staggering 7,062 percent.
The Congress leader also accused the Election Commission of inaction over its proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.
“There is no movement on this front,” he said, alleging that this delay is part of a calculated conspiracy to help the BJP win upcoming elections.
Singh demanded that the Governor immediately call a two-day special session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly to discuss both the deteriorating law and order situation and the alleged irregularities in the electoral process.
“In times like these, silence is complicity,” he said. “The people of Bihar deserve action — not apathy.”
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