The killing in cold blood of a Class 12 student in Bihar has
provoked clumsy comments from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. His deputy, Tejaswi Yadav, outbid him today by stating
that if the murder,
caused by road rage, exemplifies "jungle
raj" or lawlessness as alleged by critics, so does January's deadly attack
on the Pathankot air force base, where seven military personnel were killed by
Pakistani terrorists.
Tejaswi Yadav said the road rage killing allegedly by Rocky Yadav, a JD(U) leader's son, was being used to target the government.
Tejaswi Yadav said the road rage killing allegedly by Rocky Yadav, a JD(U) leader's son, was being used to target the government.
Under attack from the BJP,
which is in the opposition in Bihar, Mr Yadav, 26, said, "I would like to
ask the PM: if terrorists attack the most secure air base in India, is that not
jungle raj?"
He continued: "The Haryana riots and the Pathankot
attack are also jungle raj."
Rocky Yadav, 24, son of Manorama Devi, a member of Bihar's ruling party, was arrested this week. (File Photo)
The
phrase "jungle raj" was used virtually synonymously with the
administration of Mr Yadav's father, Lalu, and his mother Rabri Devi who
governed Bihar till the early 2000s. After a protracted rivalry, Lalu and Mr
Kumar are now partners in the Bihar government - which is why Mr Yadav is among
its top bosses.
On Saturday, Aditya Sachdeva, 19, was driving
home in Gaya when he overtook an SUV whose furious driver, Rocky Yadav, then
allegedly shot and killed him. Rocky Yadav's mother,Manorama Devi, belongs to Mr Kumar's party; she
has been suspended and is now untraceable. The
government, singed by the road rage shooting, has ordered her arrest because
alcohol bottles were found in her house, and Bihar has banned liquor. Her
husband has been jailed for assisting Mr Yadav's escape before the 24-year-old
was found hiding in a factory in Gaya.
Aditya was shot dead on Saturday while driving to his home in Gaya.
The Chief Minister bafflingly has said that too much is being made of "who" rather than "what", seen as a poor attempt to deflect from his party's clear link to Manorama Devi - she is a member of the legislative council in Bihar.
Mr Yadav told reporters yesterday that he was in Delhi, not Gaya, on the night that the student was shot, though the police told NDTV today that he has confessed to the crime during interrogation.
Source:NDTV
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