Nitish Kumar Releasing 26 'Dreaded Criminals' In Anand Mohan's Name To Influence 2024 Polls: Sushil Modi

Rajya Sabha BJP MP Sushil Modi hit out at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar saying 26 'dreaded criminals' were released in the name of Anand Mohan Singh and that it was a move to woo voters for 2024 polls

Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi hit out at Nitish Kumar over release on Anand Mohan Singh

Source : PTI

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for releasing 26 ‘dreaded criminals’ in the name of former lawmaker Anand Mohan Singh by amending the state’s prison rules. The BJP lawmaker slammed Nitish Kumar government for "deliberately releasing them to influence voters during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections", reported news agency IANS. 

Anand Mohan Singh was serving life imprisonment in the 1994 murder of an Indian Administrative Services officer. 

"I have no objection with Anand Mohan Singh but the Nitish Kumar government amended the rules to release 26 dreaded criminals... Seven of the criminals have been asked to make attendance in their local police stations... Nitish Kumar government released them selectively to take help in Lok Sabha poll," the Bihar BJP leader said, as per the IANS report. 

Modi also alleged that Kumar was instrumental in sending Singh to jail. 

"He (Nitish Kumar) was the one who had taken action against Anand Mohan. I was the one who demanded for his (Anand Mohan's) release," the BJP leader said.

"I want to ask Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav to give their reactions on this decision of the Nitish Kumar government," he asserted.

"Government officials are scared following the Nitish government's move. Majority of these criminals were involved in murders and some of them were also involved in the murders of government officials. It would encourage trends of killing persons including government officials and walking free after serving 10-12 years in jail on the basis of 'good conduct'," Sushil Modi added.

Nitish government made the law in 2016 to not to release any accused who are involved heinous crimes like rape-cum-murder, murder during dacoity and murder of government officials. Now, it has amended its own law," he said.