Bihar ADG Claims ‘Free Farmers In Monsoon’ Behind Rising Murders, Gets Flak From Tejashwi, Prashant Kishore
Bihar's opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav criticized ADG Kundan Krishnan's claim that murders rise pre-monsoon due to farmers' idleness.
Tejashwi Yadav, the Bihar Leader of the Opposition, launched a scathing attack on the state police ADG (Headquarters and STF), Kundan Krishnan, for his remark linking the rise in murders to the period when farmers are idle before the monsoon.
“If the ADG had told this earlier, people would have fled Bihar to save their lives,” Tejashwi said, questioning the logic behind attributing murders to farmers’ free time during April, May, and June.
#WATCH | Patna: Bihar ADG (HQ) Kundan Krishnan says, "Recently, a lot of murders have happened in the whole of Bihar. Most murders happen in the months of April, May and June. This continues until the rains come, as most farmers do not have work. After the rains, people in the… pic.twitter.com/b1OsUEWGTr
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He added, “If the police had advance information about murder increase in these months, they should have warned people so that they could leave Bihar and save their lives. What kind of statement is this?”
ADG Kundan Krishnan, speaking on the recent spurt in Bihar, including the murder inside Paras Hospital in Patna, stated that, “For years, incidents of murder have increased in April, May, and June until the monsoon arrives because most farmers have no work during this period. Once it rains, the farming community gets busy, and crime incidents reduce.”
Speaking about the incident, Jan Suraaj, chief, and Prashant Kishor also criticised the ADG following his bizarre statement.
“If the ADG believes that when farmers are free, they commit crimes, it shows the mentality of that officer and the government. This reflects why the situation in Bihar is deteriorating day by day,” Kishor said, as quoted by news agency IANS.
“It is clearly visible in the CCTV footage that criminals in jeans and shirts are committing crimes openly. If the ADG sees them as farmers sowing seeds in the field, he needs to get his eyes treated.”
Prashant also demanded that the government take action against officers responsible for the deteriorating law and order, instead of blaming farmers and labourers for rising crime.
The comments from several leaders come amid heightened concerns over law and order in Bihar following a series of high-profile murders, including the killing of a prisoner, Chandan Mishra, inside Paras Hospital, which has triggered sharp political reactions and public concerns over security in the state.
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