Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav was detained by police today while leading the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Raj Bhavan March in Patna.
The protest was organised to demand answers from the Bihar government over the alleged firing of bullets from an AK-47 rifle by police during a protest by students against paper leaks in Siwan last month.
Police also used water cannons during the march. Reacting to the action, Tejashwi alleged that it was being carried out on the orders of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. If the DM gave permission, he should be suspended.
The protest was organised to demand answers from the Bihar government over the alleged firing of bullets from an AK-47 rifle by police during a protest by students against paper leaks in Siwan district last month. Questioning the state’s response to the Siwan incident, Bharti claimed that the Bihar government had acknowledged before the Supreme Court that an AK-47 was used during the protest. “We have heard that the Bihar government in the Supreme Court has admitted that the AK-47 was used (against students). The Bihar govt should have been asked by the court who permitted the use of AK-47 in a protest. Notably, a police constable was suspended after a video purportedly showing him using an AK-47 rifle during a student protest in Siwan on July 25 against an NEET exam paper leak went viral on social media.
This Bihar govt is killing the future of students of Bihar,” she said. Police officers had said no one was injured in the firing, and an inquiry has been initiated as there were clear instructions to the police force not to open fire during the demonstration.
